A new ‘Showreels Licence’ has been introduced by APRA AMCOS to cover music used in showreels. It has been tailored to suit the needs of performers, directors and those primarily in the business of creating audio visual productions for third parties, to highlight examples of their work.
The licence covers the online communication of commercial music, commissioned music, production music and buy out libraries controlled by APRA AMCOS.
What this means for production companies – there is an annual fee of $550 payable for the licence to cover all music featured on your company website. Services that use copyright music without first obtaining a licence from the relevant rights holder may be infringing that right’s holder’s copyright and risk being the subject of legal proceedings for copyright infringement.
To obtain a licence, contact APRA online@apra.com.au