What is the JLO?
The JLO is a joint venture of the United States performing rights organizations, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. ASCAP, BMI and SESAC combined represent essentially every copyrighted song in the United States and much of the world. The JLO offers a license known as the Jukebox License Agreement which provides total access to all songs in the ASCAP, BMI and SESAC repertories. The Jukebox License Agreement is a single, economical, annual license that provides the authorization required to publicly perform copyrighted songs on your jukebox. Once you are licensed with the JLO, you will receive a certificate that must be displayed in the title strip holder of each jukebox you operate. Back to Top I already have licenses with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. Why do I need to pay the JLO too? You don’t. You have the choice of obtaining jukebox licenses from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC directly or you may contact each copyright owner individually. The Jukebox License Agreement, however, generally costs less, is more conv
