Legally Karaokee bars have to pay some licensing fee to someone.
> So you'd need permission to sing the songs publically? how
> does karaoke get around this, as cabaret is basically
> fancy karaoke.
>
> > You do have to license songs to cover them. And the
> > licenses are different for Stage, Screen, Recordings. It
> > all comes down to payments and useage.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > > None of Jim's songs are in the public domain. That would
> > > > mean their copyrights have expired. WHich would mean Jim
> > > > has been dead over 50 years.
> > > >
> > >
> > > But you can also cover songs, that have been released
> > > previously, without permission. (-> Bat3)
> > >
> > > Wouldnt that be a similar case, or do different rules
> > > apply to recording and staging?
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