"Well ideally when copyright free music is being played, there are no licenses required. In such cases, even when the venue asks for the licenses, the organizer has the right to refuse to purchase as they're not applicable since the PPL and Novex organizations have authority only over licensed music. However, for any artist performing live, even in the case of a DJ, an IPRS license is required since that protects the rights of the performer." - Ajay Thadani (Client Servicing Manager at Encompass Event Pvt ltd. Member of WPP Group.)FHRAI (The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India) had challenged the IPRS and PPL's additional licensing fee during special event dates like New Year's Eve and Christmas which they lost in court. A common problem faced by many establishment owners is that they end up spending more on Licensing fees due to multiple agencies asserting their right to collect royalties. This is mainly due to sheer ignorance of Music Licensing and also failing to comply with the guidelines given by the licensing society.
" They (Copyright Societies) have a fixed straight forward procedure of submitting an application with details of the event and supporting letters. On the basis of which they share a quote, and once the payment is made, the license is provided. This is usually completed within a span of 3-4 days. The only problem faced is from the venue end when sometimes the venue authorities don't understand that certain licenses are not required for certain kind of events and acquire them without understanding which licenses are actually required for the particular type of event." - Ajay Thadani
"What needs to be done is the compulsion of acquiring these licenses. The licenses are required by the venue since they have to deal with the authorities. The responsibility of acquiring these licenses falls upon the organizer. All of this is so because the artists shouldn't face any troubles in these procedures. However, there are times when due to issues from any party involved, the artist is also affected for no fault of his. Thus losing out an opportunity to perform." - Ajay Thadani
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