Karaoke / Music Videos within a computer or machine readable machine file or files and the use thereof entailed the storage of the said file or files onto a hard disk or other media storage for the purposes of reproduction. When a user requested a particular song, the appropriate file would then be retrieved, processed by the Karaoke On Demand (KOD)  computerised system, and inter alia, cinematographic films of karaoke and/or music videos would be fed and played to the console or screen in the room or location within the business premises from which the request had emanated.

A Collective Management Organisation is generally formed or appointed by copyright holders to manage the rights in their copyright works. Collective Management Organisations are appointed by copyright holders to administer the licensing of rights, collection of royalties and enforcement of rights on their behalf.

Any person or establishment who reproduces, without licence, cinematographic films belonging to the record companies that MRSS represents will be violating and infringing copyrights. Apart from civil liability, the infringer may also be prosecuted for statutory offences under section 136 of the Copyright Act, and upon conviction, may be fined up to $20,000.00 for each infringement; or be subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years for each infringement.