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Licensing the use of music in school

+Basic Copyright 1

Copyright protects the owners of:original literary, dramatic, musical or

artistic works, sound recordings, films or broadcasts,

andthe typographical arrangement of

published editions.

+Basic Copyright 2

“Restricted Acts – copyright owners entitled to licence: Copying Issuing copies to the public renting or lending to the public performing, showing or playing the work in public to communicating the work to the public

to make an adaptation of the work or do any of the above in relation to an adaptation

+Basic Copyright Three

Duration of Copyright for copyright works – life of the author plus 70yrs for sound recordings – currently 50yrs from

publication due to rise to 70yrs this year for films – life of author/director/composer plus 70

yrs for broadcasts - 50 years from first broadcast

+Using Music in Schools 1

You don’t need a licence to: Perform music live in class or in the course of teaching Play music from a recording or on the soundtrack of a

film in class or in the course of teaching Copy a musical work or sound recording by hand (not

by photocopier or computer etc) in the course of teaching or being taught or setting or taking an exam, provided you acknowledge the copyright owners and provided the copying is limited and not done for a commercial purpose

+Using Music in Schools 2

You do need a licence to do any of these things using any electronic equipment or reprographic device: Copy sheet music or lyrics Make copies of sound recordings Make sound recordings of copyright music Copy copyright music into a film

+Using Music in Schools 3

Unless both the audience and the performers consist only of pupils and school staff, you do need a licence to perform music (e.g.):Live performancePlaying a sound recordingShowing a filmUsing a broadcast

+Getting licences

Get licences for: Public performance of music and sound recordings from

PRS for Music and PPL. They sell through www.cefm.co.uk Recording and using the recordings of broadcasts from

ERA www.era.or.uk Copying printed music and lyrics from CLA

schools.cla.co.uk or through iaps www.iaps.org.uk Copying printed hymns and worship songs for use in

assembly etc from CCLi www.ccli.co.uk Showing films – check online

+Public performance of Musicals etc

So called Grand Right works: Musicals Operas Ballet Pantomimes and reviews with specially written music Other similar shows incorporating dramatic

performanceAre licensed for public performance by their publishers

+Are you a composer?

If your music gets performed live, or is broadcast or used online join the Performing Right Society www.prsformusic.com

+PMLL schools licence

Available from CLA or through iaps State schools in England and NI all covered already Other state schools through local authorities

Schools can copy printed music Using a photocopier Using a scanner and a printer Making a hand written copy and then a photocopier and

scanner Using score writing software

+PMLL schools licence

Conditions printed music you want to copy belongs to the school that you do not copy a choral leaflet (these are

excluded) that the publication is not excluded from the licence by

listing to this web page: http://schools.cla.co.uk/your-cla-schools-licence/schools-printed-music-licence/

+PMLL schools licence

Conditions 2 that you do not going to copy more than 10% by

number of the items in an album or a multi-movement vocal score

that each copy carries a credit: “Copy made on dd/mm/yyyy (date to be added) under PMLL Licence for use at (name of school and post code to be inserted here)”

No copying for instrumental or vocal teaching