Karen-T is the Indy music label owned by Crypton Future Media which grants the sale of many Vocaloid related songs. It also covers non-Vocaloid songs. Most Vocaloid music is sold via Karen-T. Karen-T supports both English and Japanese text, allowing users overseas to also buy works via the site. There are hundreds of Vocaloid related works on the website and it is the main hub for most Indy musicains using Vocaloids.
Premission
Despite being set up for the sale of Vocaloid songs, premission from the studio has to be granted by each respective Studio in order for the actual sale to occur. For example, until late May 2011, no AH-Software Vocaloids could be used for works sold via Karen-T, with the exception of Iroha (who is joint owned by Sanrio) this ban is now lifted. Zero-G and PowerFX also give allowance for their Vocaloids to be sold via Karen-T.[1][2] Bplats and Internet Co., Ltd also allow the sale of works via the website, however, Internet Co., Ltd did not originally give premission.
The licensed songs from the album Graduation from Lie featuring Teto Kasane were released for music downloads from Karen-T, under Crypton Future Media, as a special release. This is the first licensed release of any UTAU.[3]
Japan Earthquake + Tsunami Support
During the events of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a number of Vocaloid related donation drives were produced. Crypton Future Media joined several other companies in a donation drive, with money spent on the sales of music from Crypton Future Media's KarenT label being donated to the Japanese Red Cross.[4]
Other information
- In 2010, the popular song "Magnet" was removed from sale because of the artwork. Artist Yunomi had been accused of plagiarism when it was discovered that she had traced photographs from stock images and used these works for CD albums on Karen-T. Other works who had covers that were also made by the artist saw their work removed also. [5]
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References
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- ↑ Kasane Teto "Graduation from Lie" (Japanese). Crypton Future Media. Retrieved on October 2, 2010.
- ↑ 東北地方太平洋沖地震による被災地に対する支援について (Japanese). Crypton Future Media (March 16, 2011). Retrieved on March 24, 2011.
- ↑ Artist Yunomi accused of Plagiarism. Vocaloid Creativity Community (August 6, 2010). Retrieved on December 1, 2010.
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