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They may have lost a ton of sales and thier profits plummeted. Maybe because everyone stole thier product. Maybe a downturn in the economy. Maybe they weren't fiscally responsible. Add any other reasons you want.
But I will never understand how they managed to get some to go to the extremes that I see to defend thier actions without question. And then to get them to believe that thier own survival as a KJ is somehow related to the success of the SC agenda.
Go outside of Jokers Karaoke Lounge, and the other threads are full of debates regarding craigslist dj's undercutting them. Alot of guys are told they don't charge enough. They provide details on thier pricing back and forth. But never do you see the word "pirate" thrown about. The conversations turn to how they are in a position to prove thier worth to the client, or what can they offer that the others aren't. I have yet to see "Who can we call, or who will save us from this insurmountable scourge?"
Why is it the perception that Karaoke needs a savior, anyways. If a legit wedding or club dj can survive when new music is needed weekly or at least monthly in a time when a competitor can simply go to limewire or bit torrent, how can a karaoke host feel that his down fall will be piracy. It doesn't cost tens of thousands of dollars to get a decent library anymore. A couple grand will take you a long way. Most have said you dont need to be current up to the month or even year with karaoke music, so even a small instment of $100 a month a so should be more than enough to keep you rolling and with a respectable library in no time. Can a few thousand dollars be all it takes for somebody to destroy you?
SC has every right to collect what they think they are entitled to. I'm still gonna reserve my right to have an opinion on it, and won't deny anyone the same. You can believe that when pirates are gone, all shows will pay $300 and up again. I'm not ready to put all my eggs in that basket just yet.
But I will never understand how they managed to get some to go to the extremes that I see to defend thier actions without question. And then to get them to believe that thier own survival as a KJ is somehow related to the success of the SC agenda.
Go outside of Jokers Karaoke Lounge, and the other threads are full of debates regarding craigslist dj's undercutting them. Alot of guys are told they don't charge enough. They provide details on thier pricing back and forth. But never do you see the word "pirate" thrown about. The conversations turn to how they are in a position to prove thier worth to the client, or what can they offer that the others aren't. I have yet to see "Who can we call, or who will save us from this insurmountable scourge?"
Why is it the perception that Karaoke needs a savior, anyways. If a legit wedding or club dj can survive when new music is needed weekly or at least monthly in a time when a competitor can simply go to limewire or bit torrent, how can a karaoke host feel that his down fall will be piracy. It doesn't cost tens of thousands of dollars to get a decent library anymore. A couple grand will take you a long way. Most have said you dont need to be current up to the month or even year with karaoke music, so even a small instment of $100 a month a so should be more than enough to keep you rolling and with a respectable library in no time. Can a few thousand dollars be all it takes for somebody to destroy you?
SC has every right to collect what they think they are entitled to. I'm still gonna reserve my right to have an opinion on it, and won't deny anyone the same. You can believe that when pirates are gone, all shows will pay $300 and up again. I'm not ready to put all my eggs in that basket just yet.
