Does the licence I pay for not cover performance royalties?
No, but generally as a production maker you will not pay performance royalties unless you are the broadcaster or end user. Performance royalties, in the case of television and radio, are paid by the broadcasting company or in film and theatre production, by the cinema or theatre owner. Large companies usually pay these royalties in the form of a yearly blanket licence to the relevant performing rights organisation. The performing rights organisation then distributes royalties owed to composers and copyright owners. The broadcaster or end user notifies the performing rights organisation of the music that has been played, the duration it was played, composer and copyright owner, etc, by passing on cue sheets supplied to them by the production maker.
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