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You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Recording artists, record labels, collecting societies, broadcasters and public venues are invited to share their views by 11 March 2024.
You need a licence to broadcast copyright music on the radio
Summary of the government's ongoing programme of work addressing key issues identified by the DCMS Select Committee’s Inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming, including an indicative timeline for upcoming milestones.
Guidance on copyright licences and how copyright affects schools.
Guidelines for prisons on the licensing requirements when playing films, television and music in prison.
Two expert working groups have been established to develop, support and champion practical measures to facilitate delivery of the core data set outlined in the metadata agreement.
Sets out our vision for music education and how this can be achieved through partnerships with schools, music hubs, the music and creative sector, and others.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
A checklist for musical artists and accompanying staff working, performing or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
You may need a licence from the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) if you make copies of music on to any physical product
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