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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.
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.
Checklists on touring Europe for those working in the arts, cultural, creative, and heritage sectors.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
The UK’s trade deal with Australia is ringing in festive cheer this year, having helped British music companies expand Down Under ahead of the festive period.
Ministers have made one new appointment and four reappointments.
Product recall for musical tv remote control simulation toy presenting a high risk of choking due to easy access to small parts.
Apply for a permit to import, export or re-export a CITES-listed specimen in or out of the UK.
The music industry has agreed commitments to improve music streaming metadata. The Government is also establishing a working group on creator remuneration
A new band facility has been built at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to house and support musicians who serve in British Army Band Sandhurst.
Product recall for JEROOP 15pcs musical instrument set for toddlers presenting a serious chemical risk due to excessive levels of the substance chromium, which can be harmful to human health.
Product Recall for TOYANDONA 13pcs Children's Musical Instrument Set presenting a serious chemical risk due to presence of excessive levels of the substance chromium, which can be harmful to human health.
A man has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 for obstructing the work of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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