Music licensing in Italy
Streaming music in your business isn't the same as listening to music at home. When you play music for an audience with a business and commercial purpose, you need different licenses.
Play it right
Soundtrack is built to bring you music that’s legal for your business. In most cases, everything you need is included in your plan. If you charge admission fees, play live music or timing music to 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
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, notably in public premises and businesses, is strictly forbidden.
Terms of Use for the Deezer Free ServiceApple
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 UseGet licensed
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If you don't have public performance licenses from ITSRIGHT, Nuovo Imaie, or SIAE, please visit their websites.
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Music licensing in Italy
Overview Four key organizations exist in Italy that govern the music licensing space, collecting and distributing funds on behalf of music creators. SIAE is responsible for collecting royalties for musical compositions, while SCF is responsible for collecting royalties for recorded music. SIAE uses a subscription-based model to collect fees, whereas SCF uses a usage based system. Nuovo Imaie and ITSRIGHT handle fees and payments for neighbouring rights. History Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori, or the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers is often abbreviated as SIAE. It has an interesting history as it was created by the Italian government back in 1882. The Società Connessioni Fonografiche or Italian Society of Phonographic Connections (SCF) was introduced much later, in 1988 because of a growing need for music licensing in Italy. It is a member of the Federación Internacional de la Industria Fonográfica (IFPI), which is the international organization that represents the interests of the recorded music industry. Nuovo Istituto Mutualistico Artisti Interpreti Esecutori or the New Mutualistic Institute for Artists, Interpreters, Performers was created in 2010 and is most commonly known as Nuovo Imaie. It was founded by artists who set out to protect and collect for their neighbouring rights. ITSRIGHT is a collecting society that gathers neighbouring rights royalties. Their aim is to strengthen the Italian music community's relationship with the wider public. Also founded in 2010, ITSRIGHT is a member of the Societies' Council for the Collective Management of Performers' Rights (SCAPR). How to get a license in Italy For a company playing music in Italy, it is possible that SIAE, SCF, Nuovo Imaie and ITSRIGHT licenses will be needed. It it recommended to contact each organization for confirmation. Tariffs will depend on certain factors such as the physical size of the space and how many people are likely to be present when music is played.
Contact info
ITSRIGHT
Nuovo Imaie
SCF
SIAE
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