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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.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
You need a licence to broadcast copyright music on the radio
You may need a licence to use copyright music online or on mobiles
You need a licence to use copyright music in TV programmes
Recording artists, record labels, collecting societies, broadcasters and public venues are invited to share their views by 11 March 2024.
Product Recall for Birthday Cake Toy with Candles, Music and Play Food presenting a serious risk of injuries
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.
Guidelines for prisons on the licensing requirements when playing films, television and music in prison.
How councils deal with complaints about noise at night, intruder alarms, construction noise and loudspeakers in the street.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
The music industry has agreed a Code of Good Practice on Transparency in Music Streaming.
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