introduction to prs for music presentation

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January 2009: PRS Template Presentation

An introduction to

PRS for Music


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MECHANICAL RIGHT PERFORMING RIGHT

TWO KEY RIGHTS


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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


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Mechanical income is collected fromthe 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

INTERNETINTERNET MUSIC SITES


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Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988

public performances: pubs, clubs, shops, hairdressers orcinemas, etc.

communicate a work to the public: television,radio, satellite & cable transmission and theInternet

PERFORMING RIGHT

If you can hear your music you mayreceive a performance royalty.


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PERFORMING RIGHT

Performance income is collected from radio&TV stations as well as all other musicusers, including:-

cinemas hairdressers hotelshotels AIRCRAFT

ice rinks members clubs youth clubsyouth clubs

Bingo shops theatres

VILLAGE HALLS pubspubs mobile djs

caravan parks ice cream vans circuses

buses MUSICON HOLDMUSICON HOLD parks

railway stations boats universities


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MECHANICAL RIGHT PERFORMING RIGHT

PRS for Musicrepresents both of these rights forsongwriters, composers and music publishers


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Who we are

PRS for Musicis a not-for-profit membership organisation responsible forthe collection and distribution of mechanical & performance income.

It brings together two UK royalty collection societies - the MechanicalCopyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing RightSociety (PRS)

Both of which were set up to collect and pay royalties to members whentheir music is exploited in various ways be it recorded onto any format

and distributed to the public, performed or played in public, broadcast ormade publicly available online.


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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


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music using

customers

songwriters,composers and musicpublishers


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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 worlds repertoire of music approx10 million songs!

We issue nearly half a million licenses annually in the UK, coveringmanufacturers of physical product, live venues, broadcasters,business premises and online service providers

What do we do?


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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


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and from that we havegrown to over

75,000 memberscovering all genres

Rock

Pop

Indie

Classical

Jazz

Hip hop

Garage

Drum andbass

Dubstep Metal

House

Dance

Electro

Country

Folk

Urban

Bhangra

Breakbeat

Funk

Reggae

Soul

R n B

Punk

Ska


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PERFORMING RIGHTS

Performance Broadcast, On-line & Mobile

TV, Film & Radio

Network Operator

Website Owner

TV & RadioTransmission

MobileTransmission

Streamed

Music

Gigs, Clubs &ConcertVenues

Pubs, hotels, shops,

offices

Cinema & Theatre

Theatrical

Live

Performance

Playback of

recorded

music


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PRS Member

PRS for Music

Performing right

Radio

TV Live

Registerssongs

Paysfor licence

Paysfor licence

Paysfor licence

Submitsplay lists

Submitsplay lists

Submitsset lists

Distributesroyalties

The Performing Right process


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MECHANICAL RIGHTS

Physical Digital

ProductionLibrary CD

Commercialrelease CD

Commercialrelease DVD

Covermount

CD

Publisher

Manufacturer orDistributor

Record Label

Professional MusicUser

Digital Music Retailer

Mobile ContentRetailer

Website Owner

Downloads

Ringtones

Streamed

Music


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The Mechanical Right process

MCPS MemberPRS for MusicMechanical right

Record Label

Registerssongs

Distributes

royalties

Applies forlicence

Issueslicence

Pays

licence


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International Royalties

USA

France

ItalyAustraliaASCAP, BMI

& SESAC

SACEM

SIAE

APRA

Performance rights

HFA

SACEM

SIAEAMCOS

Mechanical rights&

PRS for Musichas nearly 150 reciprocal contracts withmechanical and performance organisations around the world.

Here are some examples of overseas collection societies.


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Rewarding songwriters

A songwriter is due royalty money when:

Their music is performed live in a licensed venue (either by themor 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 ofPRS for Music, we ensure thismoney is paid to them!


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Joining PRS for Music

Admission fee for writers:

For performance income only: 10

For mechanical income only: 50

Admission fee for publishers:

For performance income only: 400

For mechanical income only: 50

www.prsformusic.com/joinus

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