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Find out if you need a licence to show films - public screenings, using film in schools, choosing a licence, penalties for breaching copyright
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.
Guidance on copyright licences and how copyright affects schools.
Intellectual property can be bought, sold or licensed.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Guidance for copyright owners on how to grant a licence for, sell or market their work.
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.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Philippines.
Guidelines for prisons on the licensing requirements when playing films, television and music in prison.
Find out if you need a licence to copy a creative work, find out if a work is covered by copyright or an exception
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to someone using a drone.
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