Rights questions
Are lyrics required?
No. Lyric layers are best treated as optional and enabled only when they fit the event and rights situation. Keeping them off by default and on only during special moments is the safer pattern.
Are external videos always on?
They do not have to be. Many venues keep them off by default and enable them only in specific situations.
Where do lyrics come from?
Lyrics are fetched from LRCLIB, a community-sourced lyric database. Users should review LRCLIB's license terms; AUTOVJCLUB does not pre-clear every entry on your behalf.
Is playing YouTube in a venue legal?
It depends on jurisdiction and venue type. In Japan, JASRAC/NexTone blanket licenses typically cover the music portion; video rights are a separate judgement. Confirm with the rights body relevant to your venue.
What should I watch for when streaming?
Visuals and lyrics picked up by a stream interact with both your streaming platform's terms and the source material's secondary-use conditions. Lyric layers in streamed content deserve particularly careful review.
What about rights and permissions?
Venues should confirm the terms for external content, lyric sources, background video, source-service agreements, and any public-use or commercial-use implications.
A practical rule of thumb
Automated VJ can simplify visual operation, but it does not remove the need to check rights and platform conditions. That is especially important for public-facing or commercial use.
Defaulting to a minimal background visual layer and enabling lyrics or external video only on specific nights is the easiest way to keep risk manageable. Agree in advance which party owns rights decisions: the venue or the event organizer.