If you play copyright music in public, e.g. in the retail area, whether through television, radio, CD/tape player, or by any other means, you will need a licence from MCPS and PRS. Similarly, you will need a licence from MCPS and PRS if you have music on a telephone system.
If you play any sound recordings (e.g. CDs, tapes, or records) in public you may also need a licence from the Phonographic Performance Ltd.
For further information visit The MCPS-PRS Alliance’s and PPL websites or contact them as follows:
29-33 Berners Street, London, W1T 3AB
Tel. 08000-68 48 28 Fax: 01733-31 29 12
e-mail: musiclicence@prs.co.uk
In Scotland & Northern Ireland:
Tel. 0845-309 30 90 Fax: 0870-010 13 84
e-mail: scotland.musiclicence@prs.co.uk
Phonographic Performance Limited
1 Upper James Street, London, W1F 9DE
Tel. 020-75 34 10 00 Fax: 020-75 34 11 11
e-mail Licensing Dept.: GLD.info@ppluk.com
e-mail: musiclicence@prs.co.uk
Television licence. You will also need to obtain a television licence if you use in your practice any television receiving equipment such as a TV set, set-top boxes, video or DVD recorders, computers or mobile phones to watch TV programmes as they are being broadcast. For information on the requirement for and how to obtain a television licence for your practice visit the TV Licensing authority’s website.
Websites:
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and Performing Right Society (PRS)
www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) www.ppluk.com
TV Licensing www.tvlicensing.co.uk
[January 2007.]
