[cma-l] PPL and PRSfM Joint Licence for Community Radio

Fri Jul 1 22:12:16 BST 2016

As I understand it, payment will be based on Net Broadcasting Revenue 
How is this to be defined?
For a not-for-profit organisation Net Broadcasting Revenue will be zero by definition - there must be no net revenue.
Again - if this is to be brought into a standardised form, why then can any royalty still due not be collected by Ofcom with the BA and WTA Licence Fees?
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From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:00:33 +0100
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [cma-l] PPL and PRSfM Joint Licence for Community Radio

Dear Members and Supporters
Most of you will now have received a letter from PPL and PRS for Music (PRSfM) with regard to a Joint Licence for community radio.
There is little information that we are able to share at this stage as the details of the proposed Joint Licence are still being worked on by PPL and PRSfM and communications on this matter have to be approved by the Legal Teams of the licensing agencies. Therefore much of the text below is drawn from the Joint Licence letter with some additional detail added. The Community Media Association seeks your feedback on the proposed Joint Licence. PPL collects and distributes licence
fees for the use of recorded music on behalf of record companies and
performers, whereas PRSfM collects
and distributes fees for the use of musical compositions on behalf of
songwriters, composers and music publishers. . 

Both PPL and PRSfM have received feedback from the Community Media Association and from community radio stations relating to the current method
of licensing music rights for inclusion within Ofcom-licensed community radio
broadcasts.
The licensing bodies have carefully considered the comments received so far and, building upon the experience and success of
joint licensing between PPL and PRSfM in other sectors, and now believe that
it is possible to further simplify the licensing of music rights for
community radio stations. Accordingly, subject to a successful consultation with
the sector, PPL and PRSfM intend to introduce a Joint Licence for
Ofcom-licensed community radio stations with effect from 1 January 2017. 

The joint licence will provide all community
radio stations with a simple, ‘one stop shop’ licensing solution, combining the
rights of both organisations in a single licence agreement.

The joint licence will be administered by
PPL, acting on its own behalf and on behalf of PRSfM. This means stations will have one point of contact for
any queries regarding your licence, you will make a single payment covering
both sets of rights, and you will need to submit Net Broadcasting Revenue
information only once each year, reducing the administration associated with
ensuring that the music you include within your broadcasts are licensed correctly.
Prior to introducing new licensing schemes,
PPL and PRSfM are committed
to a fair, reasonable and proportionate consultation in
accordance with each organisation’s Code of Conduct:http://www.ppluk.com/About-Us/Who-We-Are/PPL-Code-of-Conduct/
http://www.prsformusic.com/codeofconduct/pages/default.aspx

By way of example, PRSfM has examples of other closed consultations and notifications it has conducted across the business, examples of which are available on the PRSfM website:
http://www.prsformusic.com/customerconsultation
As part of the consultation process, PPL and PRSfM will initially liaise with the Community Media Association and will then send out further details to the sector in due course.
To get your feedback, thoughts, and opinions about the proposed Joint Licence for community radio please use the online form below so that we can easily collate your responses:
http://bit.ly/PPLPRS2016

With best regards
Community Media Association-- 
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Book your tickets now for the Community Media Conference 2016: http://bit.ly/2016CMAConf

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