The information I have is this:
Thunder is alluding to the fact that CB is preparing to take action against illegal karaoke. You may or may not be expecting that. He's not bluffing. He's also alluding to the fact that CB revealed the fact that they now own the licensing and rights associated with Sweet Georgia Brown. If you do not own a legal copy of SGB's CD+G and you use their product as part of a show you could be found to be in violation of those rights and/or to be infringing upon that trademark as well. Again, he's not bluffing when he states that action may come from somewhere you wouldn't expect. Things are changing quickly and they're gaining momentum. That's not a bluff. My cards are on the table.
First, my thanks to KJ Sandman for sharing.
I have a statement AND a question. The statement is that I believe the SGB DISC collection may not be a big starting point. It was always considered an inexpensive starter set ( and very good for the purpose of finding out what songs were popular in your area) and was probably actually purchased- not pirated- by most. Heck, for this set my backup discs are actually another original set of discs! Just that inexpensive by comparison, even back in the day....
However, for the purposes of this thread, let's talk about a pirated set, or for that matter, a pirated set of many of those labels that produced without any proper licensing. ( And also why they are out of business today).
Just like SC's unlicensed tracks, how can one sue for trademark infingement when the logo is not LEGALLY ATTACHED to the track, and hence not legally there?
I have no doubts in regard to CB's intentions, and since they say outright that they intend to put pirates OUT OF BUSINESS, I applaud them! I just think that other avenues should be explored.