PRS and Kwik Fit
Statement from PRS:
‘PRS is a not-for-profit organisation that licenses the public performance of music on behalf of its 50,000 composer, songwriter and music publisher members and pays royalties to them each time a piece of music is played in public. Music royalties create a future for music by supporting creators while they continue to write.’
‘PRS exists to ensure that the composers and writers of music receive payment for their work when it is publicly played / broadcast. This vital function ensures not only the livelihood of more than 50,000 people, but also the long term viability of British music.
‘If copyright music is played in public - in shops, restaurants, workplaces or any other business, then a PRS licence is required. 1,000s of such businesses throughout the UK have participated in this agreement since 1914 and understand the need for it.
‘92% of PRS’s members earn less than £10,000 each year from PRS royalties and so the income from unlicensed use is important to them.
‘Kwik Fit has been given every opportunity to take out the appropriate licences but they have refused. Court action is regrettable but Kwik Fit’s actions have left us with no choice.’
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NOTES FOR EDITORS:
PRS, The Performing Right Society, creating a future for music. As a not-for-profit membership society, PRS ensures composers, songwriters and music publishers are paid royalties when their music is used. Music is everywhere, every day: live performance, TV and radio, CDs, DVDs, downloads, streams and everything in between. Royalties create a future for music by supporting creators while they continue to write.