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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.
Explains control of advertisement regime.
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.
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.
You must include the appropriate legal basis for your application when you apply to MHRA for a marketing authorisation.
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The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) asks for rental and lease information to assess the rateable value of non-domestic properties.
Check the tariff classification for various types of shelves suitable for use in the bathroom, shower or entrance hall.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
A checklist for performing artists, creatives, management and production staff in the performing arts touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Guidance on copyright licences and how copyright affects schools.
One of the key changes being brought in by the new EU Trade Mark Directive allows non-graphical representations of trade marks.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
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