• May 22, 2008

• MCPS-PRS chief executive Steve Porter - “‘Much is written about the state of the music industry, but these results show a healthy story about the increased use of music in almost all areas of our business."
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• April 21, 2008

• A ground-breaking deal with YouTube and a booming live music scene has seen composers and songwriters receive record royalty payouts from their songs being used online, in pubs and on stage. Read More>>

• November 18, 2007

• The sales chap in Habitat scowls as Mary, by Scissor Sisters, drifts from a speaker in soft furnishings. “I used to like this song,” he says. “Now it annoys me.” It is mid-afternoon on a Friday, and Mary is already on its third airing. Read More>

   

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• PPL, the organisation that collects music licensing revenues in the UK on behalf of labels and performers, was formed by EMI and Decca in 1934 after a test case brought against a Bristol coffee shop for playing a record of French composer Auber's Overture, The Black Domino, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, without consent. The case set a precedent that the owners of sound recordings should be paid for the broadcasting and public performance of their copyrights.

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• MCPS-PRS Alliance represents songwriters, composers and music publishers. They licence 10 million pieces of music for business & product etc.
  
  If you play music in a public domain, at your business premises etc., visit PRS for Licencing information.