The same methodology for calculating rates under AP7 and AP7N is used to calculate fees for digital music covermounts and then the resulting value is halved. By way of example, the following demonstrates this calculation:
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AP7 |
AP7N |
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Music use |
Primary content (e.g. music CDs) |
Primary content (e.g. music CDs) |
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Rate |
6.5% x base price x circulation of publication |
6.5% x base price x circulation of publication |
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Digital Covermount Fee: |
Rate x 50% |
Rate x 50% |
Base Prices for Digital Covermounts
50% of magazine cover price (subject to a minimum of £1.65 even if this sum is not equal to 50% of the cover price).
50% of newspaper cover price (subject to a minimum of £1.10 even if this sum is not equal to 50% of the cover price).
Track Limit
The upper track limit is 15. The Base Price is uplifted by the royalty rate (6.5%) for each track over the 15.
A separate licensing approach is used for general entertainment digital covermounts.
Apply here for a Music Digital Covermount Licence
Digital Covermounts : Trial, non-precedential short term licence for General Entertainment promotions
The agreed rate position for digital covermounts will run until the 31 January 2012 for general entertainment promotions.
This is a short-term non-precedential trial rate which is valued at 50% of the GI7 and GI7N licensing schemes offered by MCPS.
The same methodology for calculating rates under GI7 and GI7N is used to calculate fees for digital covermounts and then the resulting value is halved. By way of example, the following demonstrates this calculation:
| Magazine GI7 cost breakdown |
| Repertoire works* |
0.375p per track x circulation |
| Commissioned† less than 50% |
0.75p x circulation |
| Commissioned greater than 50% |
1.5p x circulation |
| Newspaper GI7N cost breakdown |
| Repertoire works* |
0.25p per track x circulation |
| Commissioned† <50% |
0.5p x circulation |
| Commissioned >50% |
1p x circulation |
* A Musical Work, the copyright in which is owned or controlled in the United Kingdom by MCPS (or an MCPS member or an affiliated society or an affiliated society member).
† A Musical Work, specially and expressly commissioned from composer/writer members of MCPS for inclusion in the specific audio-visual material contained on a particular Product.
A separate licensing approach is used for music digital covermounts.
Apply here for General Entertainment Digital Covermount Licence