What rights are not granted under a Linear Webcast Licence?

PPL’s Linear Webcast Licences do not cover the following services or activities:

  • Interactive services such as those where users can rate tracks or artists to influence the frequency or order in which they are performed.
  • Services that allow users to skip, pause or move forwards/backwards during a programme.
  • Transmission on closed networks or to closed mobile phone networks.
  • Services that allow users to playback programmes on-demand.
  • Services that offer the download of programmes or files containing any part of any recorded music tracks, including podcasts.
  • The use of recorded music to advertise or endorse products or services.
  • Transmission of recorded music that has been edited or synchronised to visuals.
  • Playing the radio station in public, such as in bars, clubs, shops etc. Please contact PPL PRS Ltd for information on public performance licences.

A more extensive list of restrictions and other important provisions is provided in the licence itself. If you require a licence for any of the above rights or services, please contact us at radiobroadcasting@ppluk.com.

Related FAQs

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