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Sybersound, which does business at Party Tyme Karaoke, said it controls an instrumental catalog of 75K hit songs, including material from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, and Katy Perry.<\/p>\n
The lawsuit claims Kamu has played Sybersound\u2019s copyrighted catalog without permission since opening in July 2020. The $264 million in damages and attorney\u2019s fees that it seeks is in part based on the club\u2019s hefty karaoke room rental charges.<\/p>\n
The 17K square-foot lounge operates 40 different rooms, which it rents to groups of 6-40. Some of the rooms cost $4K a night for parties after 10 p.m., according to the lawsuit, which also asks the court for a restraining order to prevent Kamu Ultra Karaoke\u2019s further use of its material.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndividuals can enjoy Party Tyme and other karaoke content through YouTube in their own homes and at their own private events,\u201d said Peter Haviland, counsel for Sybersound Records, in a statement. \u201cCommercial businesses, on the other hand, cannot exploit this content and make big profits from it without paying a fair subscription license for that commercial use.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The three-count copyright infringement lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, names Kamu Ultra Karaoke, club owner Jeff Kim, Venetian parent company Apollo Global Management Inc., and Grand Canal Shoppes operator Brookfield Properties.<\/p>\n