Obtaining a music license is compulsory for businesses like restaurants and cafes that play recorded music publicly, as it gives credit to composers and protects their copyrights. There are two main types of licenses businesses need - a PPL license to play prerecorded music, and an IPRS license if they have live music performances. Failure to obtain the proper license could result in fines or imprisonment under the Copyright Act.

1. For Restaurant
Music
License

2. Honesty and
Transparency
Playing music at public places weather it is a restaurant, cafés, hotels, pubs, bars, or any other
such places requires permission in the form of a Music License. It is compulsory for these
places to obtain a license before you start to play, perform, etc. at public places. It is done to
give credit for all the hard work done by people like composers, singers, song writers, etc. and
to protect their rights.
Reliability and
Responsibility
Discipline and
Perseverance

3. According to the Copyright Act, 1957 all
businesses that play pre-recorded music in
the form of Gramophone records, CDs, music
Cassette, Radio, TV or in Audio-Visual form,
etc. need to take Music License It is
mandatory for all who play music in public
places for any commercial purpose to take a
license before they start to play music.
Music License for
Playing Music in
Restaurant

4. You will need the Indian
Performing Rights Society {IPRS}
License if you have singers to sing
any song in your business premise
or you are thinking to hold a live
concert or a band etc.
So basically there are two types of
music license based on the
method you perform or play music
at your work-place namely;
You must take prior license from
the Copyright Society for Sound
Recording which is Phonographic
Performance Limited {PPL} before
you start to play music in your
restaurant or café.

5. THE TYPE OF PLACE01
NUMBER OF HOURS02
NUMBER OF SONGS
PLAYED
03
CAPACITY OF THE
VENUE
04
THE TYPE OF
BUSINESS
05
COPYRIGHT SUBJECT06
Music License Cost
The fee of the PPL license depends upon;

6. Anyone who wishes to play pre-recorded
music outside the personal/ domestic
setting, at a public place should get this
license to avoid any penalty. The public
places may be a hotel, pubs, events,
restaurant, cafes, cinemas, offices, sport
events, product launch, malls, aircrafts or
any other places where the music is played
in a business setting. In other words in a
place where music is played at a place
used for gaining some profit.
Who should get
Music License?

7. PUBLIC
PERFORMANCES
IRPS License if you are indulged
in the following activities
BAND
PERFORMANCES
SINGERS
PERFORMING AT
YOUR BUSINESS

8. If you want to obtain the PPL
or IPRS License you just need
to fill the prescribed
application form in the
prescribed format. After that
you need to make the
payment by checking the
tariff schemes of the related
society.
How can you get
this License?

9. DOCUMENTS
certificate of
Incorporatio
n
GST
registration
certificate
personal
details
type of
music
PAN Card
Details of
business
Address
proof
other
documents
Documents For Music License

10. Penalty for the
Offender
Any entity or businesses who do
not register with the respective
Copyright Society or do any
activity defined in the Section 51
of are liable for a punishment
under the Section 63 and 63 A.
of the Copyright Act.

11. Section 63 of the Copyright Act
Imprisonment for a period of
not less than Six months which
may extend to Three years and
With a fine not less than Fifty
Thousand Rupees which may
extend to two lakh rupees

12. Section 63 A of the Copyright Act
Imprisonment for a period
of not less than one year
which may extend to
Three years and
With a fine not less than One
Lakh Rupees which may
extend to Two Lakh Rupees

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