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Why does my business need a license to play music on its website or other digital application?
Why does my business need a license to play music on its website or other digital application?
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Written by Robert Clement
Updated over a year ago

Under US Copyright Law, the creator (songwriter, author, composer, producer) of a song owns and controls the exclusive right of public performance to that song, and a public performance occurs when a party "transmits or otherwise communicates a performance" by means of "any device or process". Accordingly, a website, app or other digital property cannot legally stream or play music, regardless of whether it is in audio or audiovisual format, without first having secured the right of public performance.

A business must secure a license to publicly perform music in advance of music being streamed, used on a website or used within a digital application. AllTrack eliminates the requirement to obtain permission for each individual song played by issuing a single convenient unlimited use annual blanket license.

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