No mo Girls Just Wanna Have Fun...

Or any other illegal karaoke nonsense...

Feds prosecute karaoke businesses for copyright violations

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced Monday what they called the first-ever conviction for copyright infringement in karaoke music.

Tracy Ann Brock, of Burnsville, 43, pleaded guilty to a single count of felony conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, according to a news release.

Prosecutors claimed that Brock, as president and co-owner of Star Music Inc., distributed hundreds of thousands of illegal copies of karaoke recordings that were loaded into computer hard drives and then sold on eBay and other online auction sites.

Prosecutors alleged that Brock conspired to sell the infringing copies of the music from April 2004 to July 2006 — when the FBI searched her house in Burnsville.

Special agents seized large numbers of compact disks, computers and other equipment to copy, store and distribute the pirated music.

The case was part of the Department of Justice's broader initiative to prevent online computer piracy, the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota said in a news release.

 

As someone who doesn't want to be within 10 miles of a karaoke bar, I salute this.

 

So what kind of jail tim or fines is she facing?

 

Listening to John sing Three Times a Lady

 

I was thinking listening to Anthony Edwards and Alex Kingston singing Piano Man, but I think we're on the same wavelength, Slap

 

That was brutal!

 

Zing!

 

Maybe at the baseball/softball tourney/cardgame/drinking fest

 

I'm crossing my fingers that none of our teams make it that far.

 

too bad... I was looking forward to winning some money from you and others on your staff

 

Since I suck at cards, I'd be better off just sending you a check.