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What is a direct license?

Also known as a “source license, a direct license is a license written to your company directly from the music publisher (the copyright owner) that encompasses all performing rights and fees. It is a one-to-one relationship where no performance royalties are collected or paid to Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) like ASCAP, BMI, SESAC. [...]



Can I play your CDs over my restaurant’s sound system and avoid paying ASCAP/BMI performance fees?

When you play recorded music in a public setting, either from a radio or from standard CDs that you own, you must have a BMI or ASCAP music performance license to do so.
You can avoid these licensing fees by playing royalty free music in your restaurant. However for this to be valid, you must play [...]



What is a cue sheet?

A cue sheet is a printed listing of music cues used within the course of a broadcast production. Each cue references the composer and publisher of the music cue along with the amount of time the track plays within the production.
Each cue must also be given a usage designation. These tell how the music was [...]



Do I need to fill out cue sheets for TV broadcast?

If you have included a track from our library in your production and you are preparing your production to be broadcast on television (Network, Cable, Public) then a cue sheet must be submitted to the broadcasting company with your production. 
If you are including tracks from our library in your film or video, a cue sheet [...]