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Explore practical guidance for businesses using background music, in-store radio and digital signage.
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TL;DR If you play copyright music in a shop, restaurant, hotel, gym, salon, office, café, or other commercial venue, you’ll often need permission to…
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TL;DR If your venue in India plays copyright music in public, you shouldn’t assume that buying music or using a streaming service is enough.…
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TL;DR The UAE is no longer a market where venue operators should rely on vague or outdated assumptions about music use. The regulatory framework…
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TL;DR If your business in the Netherlands plays music that customers or employees can hear, you should usually start with MijnLicentie. It often gives…
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TL;DR If your business in Canada plays music in public, Entandem is usually the smartest place to start. It gives many venue operators a…
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TL;DR Europe is not one music licensing market. The broad pattern is familiar: venues often need to think about both the song side and…
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