Musiklizenzierung in den USA
Das Musikstreaming in deinem Unternehmen unterscheidet sich vom Musikhören in den eigenen vier Wänden. Wenn du Musik zu geschäftlichen und kommerziellen Zwecken vor Publikum abspielst, sind dafür andere Lizenzen nötig.
Play it right
Soundtrack is built to bring you music that’s legal for your business. In den USA, everything you need is typically included in your plan. If you charge admission fees, play live music or have timed music for exercise classes you may need additional permissions.
Recording rights
Allows you to stream a specific sound recording of a song
Publishing rights
Allows you to stream the original composition
Public performance rights
Allows you to stream the song in a public environment
Cut costs
Your Soundtrack plan includes your ASCAP, BMI, GMR and SESAC licenses. If you already have these licenses, you can reduce your costs by canceling them today.
To cancel your license for any other collecting society, please visit their website directly.
Note: some exceptions require additional licensing.
Change the way you play
Soundtrack offers an excellent selection of music because of our direct relationships with publishers, performing rights organizations and record labels. These include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and more. Our technology accurately tracks your song plays, which ensures that music creators get the right payments from us. Soundtrack Unlimited makes royalty payments about 5 times higher than streaming services for private use.
Music for business
Avoid legal concerns when playing music in your business. Use a suitable music provider (like Soundtrack) and check that you have the correct licenses in place.
Personal music services including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and Deezer, are not approved for use in business environments.
Spotify
You can’t broadcast or play Spotify publicly from a business, such as bars, restaurants, schools, stores, salons, dance studios, radio stations, etc. To play in a commercial environment, check out our friends at Soundtrack.
Spotify for public or commercial useYouTube
You may access and use the Service as made available to you, as long as you comply with this Agreement and the law. You may view or listen to Content for your personal, non-commercial use.
YouTube Terms of ServiceDeezer
The use of the Site and Application is only authorized for a personal and private use, therefore any other use, particularly in public premises and for businesses, is strictly forbidden.
Deezer Terms and Conditions of UseApple
You may use the Services and Content only for personal, noncommercial purposes (except as set forth in the App Store Content section below or as otherwise specified by Apple).
Apple Media Services Terms and ConditionsAmazon Music
You may use the Services only for your personal, non-commercial purposes.
Amazon Music Terms of UseLizenz erwerben
Erwirb die richtigen Unternehmenslizenzen
If your business charges admission, runs instructed fitness classes or hosts live music you might need additional licensing on top of Soundtrack through ASCAP, BMI, GMR and SESAC. Visit their websites and verify your use case.
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Musiklizenzierung in den USA
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is mostly referred to as ASCAP. It was formed in New York in 1914 by a notable group of music creators. The organization now has over 950,000 members, including some of the best known musical artists in the world.
Broadcast Music, Inc. or BMI has an impressive membership with over 1.4 million songwriters, composers and publishers. It was launched in 1939 with the intention of representing songwriters in emerging genres.
GMR, or Global Music Rights, was founded in 2013 with the aim of providing an alternative to the typical performance rights model in the United States. As the name suggests, it has a global focus and was established by a notable music industry figure.
SESAC was originally called the Society of European Stage Authors and Composers, but today it goes by its initials alone. It was founded in New York in 1930 to help European writers collect royalties when their work was performed in the US. Membership is by invitation only, and it now represents over 15,000 songwriters, composers and publishers.
Since all four organizations collect royalties from public performance in the US, it's possible that a business will require three different licenses in order to play music.
ASCAP, BMI, GMR and SESAC all allow business owners to start the licensing process online or by phone. However, it is likely that some contact with customer services will be required.
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ASCAP
AllTrack
BMI
GMR
Pro Music Rights
SESAC
SoundExchange