its background music and coming from an item i sell
2006-11-25 01:24:56 · 14 answers · asked by ozzysheeplover 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, not if it's the radio. It's a different matter if you're playing a CD because then you need a Public Performance Licence (PPL) but radio broadcasts are treated as public domain material and the station will have it's own PPL.
2006-11-25 04:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by Ozwald 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US at least, you are supposed to acquire a license from ASCAP if you are going to be playing music from ASCAP artists (most commercial artists). There's an exception if you just have the radio playing or a TV going and there just happens to be music playing, because the broadcasters already paid the licensing fees.
Now, will someone actually come after you for not getting a license? It depends. The odds are slim, but when they do they can put you in a world of hurt.
If you want to play pre-recorded music (CDs, MP3s, etc.) your best bet is to find a relatively unknown band on an indie label who isn't part of ASCAP.
2006-11-25 01:37:12 · answer #2 · answered by watsonc64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds such as you do, yet i dont believe the fee will bypass to everyone different than the PRS. i propose how can they distribute the fee to each artist interior the international? If everyone comes knocking say you pay attention to the radio for you very own leisure not the clientele. you dont choose a license to have a radio on in a business corporation motor vehicle so why could you pick one for a business corporation premises. in case you have been to play CD's etc.. then thats diverse and confident you will choose a licence and could in all probability fee so lots greater.
2016-10-13 02:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you don't need a licence for playing a radio, but if you played CD's on a player then you would need to apply for a licence for copyrights purposes.
2006-11-25 04:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by CT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now there are two answers to this.
Firstly yes! you'd need a PPL license but only if your music will be playing to folk outside your shop i.e. via a loudspeaker.
then again NO! if you are just playing it as a background music.
My father used to play his in his hairdressing shop but he had a speaker outside . he was approached by the PPL and was told he needed a license. He just took the speaker down and continued to play his radio as background.
2006-11-25 01:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by ursh 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes to play music in any public place in UK you need a performing rights licence. go to http://www.prs.co.uk/ for details. If you run a small business then the licence should not cost much.
If you're not in UK ignore my answer because it's probably irrelevant!
2006-11-25 01:28:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I believe you need a Performing Rights Society (PRS) licence. They are displayed in a lot of pub windows. They are small and blue (not the windows).
2006-11-25 01:30:57 · answer #7 · answered by Rob M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, yes, you do if the public can hear it. You need a license form the Performing Rights Society (PRS) - their website is linked below. I've also linked the pdf file with their leaflet for shops.
2006-11-25 01:32:06 · answer #8 · answered by winballpizard 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes you do but i'm n ot actually sure cuz maybe you dont need one if your selling the product as all yuor trying to do is sell it
2006-11-25 01:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you have a speaker in the door way,ie playing outside aswell
2006-11-25 01:38:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋