Legal Opinion
Phoenix Entertainment Partners LLC v. Boyte
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 28, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. H-16-2911PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
Lee H. Rosenthal, Chief United States District Judge
This case brings with it an education on karaoke. The word apparently comes from combining two Japanese words, “kara,” which means empty, and “okesutora,” or orchestra. Karaoke, or “empty orchestra,” is a type o'f interactive entertainment in which amateur singers, here, customers of bars, restaurants, or clubs, sing along with recorded music and video displays, using a microphone and a public address system. A “karaoke jockey” manages and plays the music and shows the displays, announces the songs, and identifies whose…
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