[cma-l] podcasts and royalty licences

[Bill Best]

Julian

This is another situation where the legislation is out of step with
technological advance.

We know that know that PPL are currently developing a licence that, I
understand, will cover podcasts containing music clips of 30 seconds
maximum duration but they do not have the podcast licence finalised as
yet.

The MCPS-PRS Alliance has developed a Joint Podcast Licence to cover
the use of music within a podcast.

http://tinyurl.com/3ymkum

The fees for 2008 are as follows - broadcasters will need to pay which
ever is highest.

Headline Royalty Rate   8% of Gross Revenue
Per Track Minimum       0.15p (excludes VAT)

The podcast licence carries a minimum quarterly fee of £50 per quarter
(excluding VAT).

However, *limited* podcast services, which are perhaps more relevant to
the community sector, are covered by the Limited Online Exploitation
Licence (LOEL):

http://tinyurl.com/2722jk

The tariffs, subject to VAT, are as follows:

<68,000 downloaded works per annum - £120

<136,000 downloaded works per annum - £240

<340,000 downloaded works per annum - £600

The CMA is in close contact with PPL and we will update this list with
details of their podcast licence as soon as it is finalised.

With best regards

Bill
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2008/7/4 Julian Mellor <julian at 10radio.org>:
> Has anyone got their head around royalties on podcasts?
>
> We'd dearly love to podcast some of our radio shows, but as almost
> all have some recorded music element we'd either need to get a
> licence, or spend time editing out the music (which isn't a realistic
> option)
>
> PPL tell me that they don't issue a podcast licence and we'd have to
> contact each copyright holder individually.  That seems unrealistic.
>
> PRS issue a licence, although I haven't yet fully understood the
> implications of the limitations on downloads at the basic fee level.
>
> So has anyone managed it - or do the licence restrictions put
> podcasts with musci out of reach for small community stations?
>
> Thanks
>
> Julian
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