Limited manufacture licence (LM)

The Limited Manufacture Licence is quick, affordable and grants you ‘blanket’ permission to legally use any music in your own CDs, DVDs or videos (and other formats) – that’s any music, from any genre, by any artist including the big names; from Elvis and The Beatles to Lily Allen and Duffy.

In one simple online transaction, you can purchase a one-off licence - from just £5 - or multiple licences dependent upon the number of products that you are making and distributing. Whether you’re an amateur or a professional, intending to sell or give away your CDs or DVDs yourself, we guarantee to distribute the collected money among our songwriter and composer members.

Please check that you are eligible before applying.

Record Labels and those distributing via a third party need to apply here choosing AP1, AP2 or AP2a. Also charities with employees should licence via the Corporate Agreement.

The Limited Manufacture Licence is...

Perfect for wedding, christening, funeral and family holiday videos
Ideal for signed or unsigned band, choir and orchestra CDs
Suitable for DVDs of school plays, amateur dramatics, voluntary or non-registered charities and community projects
It would even be the right choice for the work of amateur, non-professional and student filmmakers

How much does it cost?

Number of copies of the product	25 minutes of music or less	Over 25 minutes of music
1 to 5	£5	£8
6 to 20	£15	£24
21 to 50	£20	£30
51 to 100	£30	£45
101 to 250	£50	£65
251 to 500	£75	£120
501 to 1000	£150	£250

These prices include VAT

What rights and formats are covered under the licence?

Please Note: The LM licence is not available to Record Companies and excludes products distributed by a third party.

The LM licence covers the recording of MCPS members’ music onto audio and audio-visual productions. Formats covered under this licence are CD, cassette, minidisc, vinyl, DAT, DVD, Blu-ray disc, HD-DVD, VHS, CD-Rom or any other physical format notified by us.

The LM licence may not cover all the rights that you might need to produce and distribute your product. For example, if you are using 'dramatic music' on your product (such as a ballet, musical or opera ), you will need to secure the grand rights directly from the owner of those rights before licensing the musical work with MCPS. For more detailed information on our members' music, what rights are covered and to determine whether you are eligible to apply please read the Limited Manufacture Licence Guide

If you are using original sound recordings you will need clearance for this separately, please contact PPL on 020 7534 1000.