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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.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
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.
A checklist for musical artists and accompanying staff working, performing or touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Details of scheme to provide displaced people of Ukraine with Eurovision Song Contest 2023 tickets.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Find out about the VAT place of supply rules if your business sells digital services to private consumers.
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation is carrying out a survey with music creators.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
Apply for Temporary Admission to import goods to the UK, or move goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and use them temporarily before re-exporting them.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Financial help with sending your child to a specialist school for young musicians and dancers
Travel tips and advice if you're going to a European music festival.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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