THE SIMPLE ACT OF PLAYING MUSIC COULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE A CUSTOMER CHOOSE ONE BUSINESS OVER ANOTHER. Try our checklist - How do you use music in YOUR Business Do you play CDs, vinyl or use an iPod or similar device? Do you stream music through the internet or through an online radio station? Do you hold special events or promotional activities where recorded music is used? Do you have televisions or screens that play music videos? Do DJs or other entertainers perform at your business on any occasion? Do you screen films or play DVDs? Do you hire your venue to third parties who may use recorded music? Do you play recorded music in your reception, café, canteen or bar area? Do you play recorded music in communal office areas? Do you have music or radio on hold on your telephone system? Yes No
If you have answered YES to ANY of the above questions, you are likely to require a public performance licence for sound recordings even when an APRA licence is already held.
If protected sound recordings are played in any facility within your business it is a legal requirement that a public performance licence for the recording (either as a blanket licence with PPCA or directly with each copyright owner of each recording played), be obtained in order to avoid copyright infringement. PPCA is here to assist. We can provide an economical blanket licence so that you may legally play sound recordings in your business. For further information, please contact a member of our licensing team on 02 8569 1111 or email us at licensing.mail@ppca.com.au. Further information is available at www.ppca.com.au.
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