Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988
• to copy the work
• to issue copies of the work to the public
MECHANICAL RIGHT
If you can ‘hold’ your music you may receive a mechanical royalty
Mechanical income is collected from the manufacturers of :-
MECHANICAL RIGHT
compact discs records
tapes retail videos DVDDVD
television programmes TV & radio adverts
corporate videos NOVELTY GOODS
theatrical motion pictures
premium productspremium products multi media products
INTERNET INTERNET MUSIC SITES
Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988
• public performances: pubs, clubs, shops, hairdressers or cinemas, etc.
• communicate a work to the public: television, radio, satellite & cable transmission and the Internet
PERFORMING RIGHT
If you can ‘hear’ your music you may receive a performance royalty.
PERFORMING RIGHT
Performance income is collected from radio & TV stations as well as all other music users, including:-
cinemas hairdressers hotelshotels AIRCRAFT
ice rinks member’s clubs youth clubsyouth clubs
Bingo shops theatres
VILLAGE HALLS pubspubs mobile djs
caravan parks ice cream vans circuses
buses MUSIC ON HOLDMUSIC ON HOLD parks
railway stations boats universities
MECHANICAL RIGHT PERFORMING RIGHT
PRS for Music represents both of these rights for songwriters, composers and music publishers
Who we are
PRS for Music is a not-for-profit membership organisation responsible for the collection and distribution of mechanical & performance income.
It brings together two UK royalty collection societies - the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS)
Both of which were set up to collect and pay royalties to members when their music is exploited in various ways – be it recorded onto any format and distributed to the public, performed or played in public, broadcast or made publicly available online.
Our role
To provide our customers with licences and collect the fees
To match the use of licensed music to the songwriter and publisher
members
To pay royalties to songwriter and publisher members when their
music is used
We represent over 75,000 direct members comprised of songwriters, composers and music publishers
We make royalty payments - over £550 million was paid out in 2009
We provide access to the world’s repertoire of music – approx 10 million songs!
We issue nearly half a million licenses annually in the UK, covering manufacturers of physical product, live venues, broadcasters, business premises and online service providers
What do we do?
How did it all begin?
The Performing Right Society (PRS) was founded in 1914
The Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) was set up in 1924
Famous composers who were some of our original members
Arthur Bliss Edward Elgar Gustav Holst
…and from that we have grown to over
75,000 members covering all genres…
Rock
Pop
Indie
Classical
Jazz
Hip hop
Garage
Drum and bass
Dubstep Metal
House
Dance
Electro
Country
Folk
Urban
Bhangra
Breakbeat
Funk
Reggae
Soul
R n B
Punk
Ska
PERFORMING RIGHTS
Performance Broadcast, On-line & Mobile
TV, Film & Radio
Network Operator
Website Owner
TV & Radio Transmission
Mobile Transmission
Streamed Music
Gigs, Clubs & Concert Venues
Pubs, hotels, shops, offices
Cinema & Theatre
Theatrical
Live Performance
Playback of recorded
music
PRS Member
PRS for Music
Performing right
Radio
TV Live
Registers songs
Pays for licence
Pays for licence
Pays for licence
Submits play lists
Submits play lists
Submits set lists
Distributes royalties
The Performing Right process
MECHANICAL RIGHTS
Physical Digital
ProductionLibrary CD
Commercial release CD
Commercial release DVD
Covermount CD
Publisher
Manufacturer or Distributor
Record Label
Professional Music User
Digital Music Retailer
Mobile Content Retailer
Website Owner
Downloads
Ringtones
Streamed Music
The Mechanical Right process
MCPS MemberPRS for MusicMechanical right
Record Label
Registers songs
Distributes royalties
Applies for licence
Issues licence
Pays licence
International Royalties
USA
France
ItalyAustraliaASCAP, BMI
& SESAC
SACEM
SIAEAPRA
Performance rights
HFA
SACEM
SIAEAMCOS
Mechanical rights&
PRS for Music has nearly 150 reciprocal contracts with mechanical and performance organisations around the world.
Here are some examples of overseas collection societies.
Rewarding songwriters
A songwriter is due royalty money when:
• Their music is performed live in a licensed venue (either by them or another artist)
• Their music is played on TV, radio, or in a business
• Their music is streamed or downloaded online
• Their music is physically reproduced
By becoming a member of PRS for Music, we ensure this money is paid to them!
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