Do I need a public performance licence even if I buy my music from Rhythm Express Music?
If you’re using recorded music or music videos to enhance your business in any way, then you’ll usually need a licence – permission from the copyright holder – to do so. The money you pay us for music does not include any fees for public performance licensing. The nice folks at the Australasian Performing Right Association grant licenses for the public playing of recorded music or music videos such as when: • playing recorded music in an aerobics class; • playing music videos in the gym; or • playing recorded music or radio to your phone customers on hold. Public performance licensing is usually the responsibility of the person or organisation who is in busienss by running exercise classes – which is typically the owners of a gym. However, if you are an individual instructor running your own classes in a facility you have hired (e.g. a comminuty hall or pool), you may require your own license. For further information about public performance licensing, contact the Australasian Performi
