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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.
Music industry voluntary code that is a commitment to standards of good practice in relation to music streaming.
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.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
The music industry has agreed a Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming.
The UK music industry has agreed to improve music streaming metadata
You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests
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.
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Guidance on copyright licences and how copyright affects schools.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
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