January 2009: PRS Template Presentation

An introduction toPRS for Music

MECHANICAL RIGHT PERFORMING RIGHT

TWO KEY RIGHTS

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

Mechanical income is collected from the 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

INTERNET INTERNET MUSIC SITES

Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988

• public performances: pubs, clubs, shops, hairdressers or cinemas, etc.

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

PERFORMING RIGHT

If you can ‘hear’ your music you may receive a performance royalty.

PERFORMING RIGHT

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

cinemas hairdressers hotelshotels AIRCRAFT

ice rinks member’s clubs youth clubsyouth clubs

Bingo shops theatres

VILLAGE HALLS pubspubs mobile djs

caravan parks ice cream vans circuses

buses MUSIC ON HOLDMUSIC ON HOLD parks

railway stations boats universities

MECHANICAL RIGHT PERFORMING RIGHT

PRS for Music represents both of these rights for songwriters, composers and music publishers

Who we are

PRS for Music is a not-for-profit membership organisation responsible for the collection and distribution of mechanical & performance income.

It brings together two UK royalty collection societies - the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS)

Both of which were set up to collect and pay royalties to members when their music is exploited in various ways – be it recorded onto any format and distributed to the public, performed or played in public, broadcast or made publicly available online.

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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songwriters, composers and music publishers

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 world’s repertoire of music – approx 10 million songs!

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

What do we do?

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

…and from that we have grown to over

75,000 members covering all genres…

Rock

Pop

Indie

Classical

Jazz

Hip hop

Garage

Drum and bass

Dubstep Metal

House

Dance

Electro

Country

Folk

Urban

Bhangra

Breakbeat

Funk

Reggae

Soul

R n B

Punk

Ska

PERFORMING RIGHTS

Performance Broadcast, On-line & Mobile

TV, Film & Radio

Network Operator

Website Owner

TV & Radio Transmission

Mobile Transmission

Streamed Music

Gigs, Clubs & Concert Venues

Pubs, hotels, shops, offices

Cinema & Theatre

Theatrical

Live Performance

Playback of recorded

music

PRS Member

PRS for Music

Performing right

Radio

TV Live

Registers songs

Pays for licence

Pays for licence

Pays for licence

Submits play lists

Submits play lists

Submits set lists

Distributes royalties

The Performing Right process

MECHANICAL RIGHTS

Physical Digital

ProductionLibrary CD

Commercial release CD

Commercial release DVD

Covermount CD

Publisher

Manufacturer or Distributor

Record Label

Professional Music User

Digital Music Retailer

Mobile Content Retailer

Website Owner

Downloads

Ringtones

Streamed Music

The Mechanical Right process

MCPS MemberPRS for MusicMechanical right

Record Label

Registers songs

Distributes royalties

Applies for licence

Issues licence

Pays licence

International Royalties

USA

France

ItalyAustraliaASCAP, BMI

& SESAC

SACEM

SIAEAPRA

Performance rights

HFA

SACEM

SIAEAMCOS

Mechanical rights&

PRS for Music has nearly 150 reciprocal contracts with mechanical and performance organisations around the world.

Here are some examples of overseas collection societies.

Rewarding songwriters

A songwriter is due royalty money when:

• Their music is performed live in a licensed venue (either by them or 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 of PRS for Music, we ensure this money is paid to them!

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