Performing Rights
Performing Rights are normally paid by the broadcaster not the production company. Outside the USA, which has multiple societies, each territory has one collecting society (such as the PRS in the UK). Each society collects annual fees from broadcasters, live music venues, websites and other parties who perform music publicly. That income is then divided up among composers and publishers whose music has been used. This is why it is important for production companies to fill in cue sheets so the broadcaster can give the local performing rights society information on what music it has used.
By law, any party or venue in the UK that performs music publicly has to have an PRS licence.
If required, a film performance licence covering all United States-based cinemas can be obtained direct from Audio Network covering the public performance of any film containing music from our catalogue.
Sound Copyright
In many circumstances a sound copyright licence is also required for the performance of the sound recording. Because we own all of our sound recordings no additional PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) licence is required for using our music.
International Performing Rights Societies
Australasia
APRA (Australia and New Zealand) – www.apra.com.au
Europe
Buma/Stemra (Netherlands) – www.bumastemra.nl
GEMA (Germany) – www.gema.de
PRS (UK) – www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk
Sacem (France) – www.sacem.fr
SGAE (Spain) – www.sgae.es
STIM (Sweden) – www.stim.se
Asia
JASRAC (Japan) – www.jasrac.or.jp
United States
ASCAP – www.ascap.com
BMI – www.bmi.com
SESAC – www.sesac.com
Canada
SOCAN (Canada) – www.socan.ca
SPACQ (Québec) – www.spacq.qc.ca
South America
SADAIC (Argentina) – www.sadaic.org.ar