Music licensing is important to understand for any business playing music in their store, venue or office. However, it can be complicated, time consuming and even costly if not handled correctly. This article explains how music licensing for business works and provides advice on how best to handle music licensing in your business.
Let's start with a few key questions:
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The Australian Copyright Act (1968) gives songwriters, composers, and music publishers the right to control how their music is used.
So, whenever music is played or performed publicly, that music use almost always requires a licence.
If you play music in your business, venue or store you need a music license and permission to play or perform songs publicly.
This ensures that every time a musician or composer’s song is played – they are accurately paid.
(Source – APRA OneMusic)
Any business that plays CDs or streams music in-store are required to hold a PPCA licence as well as an APRA AMCOS licence. These licenses cover 2 types of copyrights.
PPCA
The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Ltd. (PPCA) grants licences for the broadcast, communication or public playing of recorded music (such as CDs, records and digital downloads or streams) or music videos.
APRA AMCOS
APRA AMCOS grants licences for the live performance, broadcast, communication, public playing or reproduction of its members’ musical works.
APRA AMCOS licensing fees
Approximately 85 per cent of your licence fee goes straight back to songwriters, composers and publisher members as royalties.
PPCA licensing fees
The remaining 15 per cent is used to administer these royalties.
We understand that music licensing for business can feel like an overwhelming and costly overhead, so we created a built-for-business background music streaming service that combines music streaming with bundled music licensing to ensure the music you play in your venue, business or shop is legal and costs you less from day one, while still ensuring artist royalties are accurately paid.
Save time and money by bundling your licensing with your in-store music streaming and you'll enjoy:
Legal music
The POSmusic background music streaming platform is built-for-business, legal and delivers the best unlimited music from day one.
Affordable licensing
Why pay double in APRA / OneMusic fees to license your personal Spotify or Apply Music account. POSmusic is built for business so our licensing costs 50% less.
Accurate invoicing
We ensure your invoicing reflects the appropriate business category, venue size and capacity requirements to ensure that you are paying the correct licensing fees.
Simple bundling
By bundling your background music streaming and licensing with POSmusic you can sit back and enjoy the music while we'll take care of everything on your behalf.
With POSmusic’s built for business music streaming and licensing service you'll save time and money while supporting performing artists in Australia and across the globe. Create the perfect in-store atmosphere with the latest unlimited music and be covered legally from day one with the guaranteed lowest OneMusic Australia licensing fees.
POSmusic is a leading Australian owned and operated in-store and background music provider delivering bespoke built-for-business music streaming solutions with market-leading simplicity, scalability, automation and control.
Simply stream, schedule, mix and control perfectly curated playlists for businesses of every size and type.
Contact us to discuss music licensing tailored to you.
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