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Music Licensing and Not-For-Profit

The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA) affects not-for-profit organisations such as charities, community halls, churches, voluntary organisations and social enterprises.  Public Performance Licencing (PPL) is the music licensing company working on behalf of performers and record companies and licenses sound recordings and music videos for use in broadcast.

Under this act a license is required and fees are payable for any use of recorded music for public performance after 1 January 2011, however PPL will apply a ‘grace period’ to certain organisations meeting certain criteria.  In order to allow certain smaller organisations sufficient time to budget and plan for the new fees PPL has decided, for these organisations, not to start charging fees until 1 January 2012.  This grace period applies to community buildings run by non-statutory not-for-profit organisations, charity shops (excluding those that were not previously exempt under S67), small charitable and community organisations and non-Governmental not-for-profit organisations.

The cost of the license will depend on the type of organisation you are and the extent of your use of music. 

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Conditions of Use
Last Updated 28/10/2011 14:38

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Conditions of Use
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