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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
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
Guidance on copyright licences and how copyright affects schools.
You may need a licence if you can’t avoid disturbing protected birds and animals to survey, film or photograph them.
Guidelines for prisons on the licensing requirements when playing films, television and music in prison.
You must be licensed to use premises as a cinema in Northern Ireland
Contact your council for a sex establishment licence if you want to run a sex shop or adult cinema
You'll need a premises licence if you want to sell alcohol or offer entertainment from a particular venue
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 a licence to keep animals for exhibition, and the conditions you'll need to meet.
How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.
Find out if you qualify for Corporation Tax Film Tax Relief and what you can claim.
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the copyright owner.
Who gets copyright, types of work it covers, permitted use of copyright material, how to license and sell copyright and help resolving disputes
You may need a child performance licence for any child taking part in a public performance, sporting event or modelling assignment
Find out if you need a licence to copy a creative work, find out if a work is covered by copyright or an exception
Find out how SIA licensing applies to event staff.
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