What rights are covered by these licences?
The performing and mechanical rights in musical works for most types of online and mobile music services offering music to the UK public are covered by the Online Music Licences. This includes download services, music streaming sites and subscription music services. A summary of service types covered and fees can be found below:
| Licence |
Royalty Rate |
Minimum Rate
(Applicable if greater than the Royalty rate) |
Music Download
|
8% |
Number of musical works in bundle
1-7
8-12
13-17
18-29
30+ |
Royalty per musical work downloaded
4p
3.5p
3p
2.5p
2p |
Music On Demand
|
10.5% |
0.085p per work streamed. |
| Music On Demand(Subscription) |
8% |
Type of access
Dual platform
Single platform
Limited service
(<20,000 tracks) |
Per subscriber per month
60p
40p
20p |
| Interactive Webcast |
8% |
0.065p per work streamed. |
| Interactive Webcast (Subscription) |
6.5% |
22p per subscriber per month. |
| Webcast |
6.5% |
0.05p per work streamed. |
| Webcast (Subscription) |
5.75% |
20p per subscriber per month. |
| Single Artist Webcast |
10.5% |
0.085p per work streamed. |
| Single Artist Webcast (Subscription) |
8% |
Subscription minimum to be negotiateed in good faith. |
All rates are valid from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2012. For licence fee summaries see www.prsformusic.com/onlinemusiclicences
How do you apply for a licence?
Complete the Application Form or call a licensing consultant on 020 7306 4591
to discuss your requirements – you will need to provide details about your service and return a hard-copy to us.
All OML Licensees are allocated a specific PRS for Music account manager to advise you and answer any queries you may have before, during or after the licensing process.
Licences for smaller services
If your music service generates less than £12,500 a year in gross revenue or uses a limited amount of music you may wish to apply for the Limited Online Music Licence (LOML).
Contact us
Contact the Broadcast & Online Licensing Team on 020 7306 4991 or onlinelicensing@prsformusic.com
Terms & Conditions
View the full terms and conditions for the above licences
Repertoire summary for Online Music Licences
PRS for Music repertoire may vary from time-to-time and from licence-to-licence, learn more on the repertoire summary page.