Why do I need a PRS Music Licence?
By law under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, if you use music in public (i.e. outside of the home), you require the permission of every writer or composer of the music you intend to play. This means you would have to contact thousands of music creators to obtain their agreement to play their songs in your business or organisation. So, to make things easy, PRS was set up by songwriters, composers and music publishers to manage this process on their behalf. A PRS Music Licence means you have the music creators’ permission to play music in your business from a worldwide repertoire of around 10 million songs – 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A PRS Music Licence is flexible and can be tailored to your needs, to ensure you are covered to play music on your premises either live or by any recorded means.
As it is a legal requirement to gain permission from the music creator to play their music outside of the home. If you continue to play copyright music without a PRS Music Licence you may have to pay cost or damages if PRS has to take legal action.
How much will a PRS Music Licence cost?
The cost of a PRS Music Licence can depend on various factors:
- The type of premises
- The size of premises
- The nature and extent to which music is used
We have over 40 tariffs covering everything from music in shops to music on hold, to ensure a fair charge for your music use.
For full details of prices to use music in your business please select an option from the left-hand navigation or for an accurate quote please call us on 0800 068 4828.
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