ABOUT US

Established in 1969 as the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia Limited (PPCA), we’re a national, non-government, non-profit organisation representing the interests of record labels (licensors) and Australian recording artists.

What we do

We grant licences for the broadcast, communication or public playing of recorded music (e.g. CDs, tapes, records) or music videos. We then distribute the licence fees we collect to the record labels and Australian recording artists registered with us, under our Distribution Policy.

It’s important to remember that if you need a licence of the type offered by us, you’ll probably need a licence from APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd) as well. That’s because there are at least two copyrights in most recordings and music videos:

  1. the copyright in the song (lyrics, composition etc.) – licences available from APRA;
  2. the copyright in the recording and/or music video of the song (a particular recorded performance) – 'blanket' licences available from us, or individual licences available from the copyright holders.

The benefits of playing recorded music in your business are many and varied. We make it simple to put music to work for you with a ‘blanket’ licence that covers nearly all recordings commercially released in Australia.

In fact, we currently license over 43,000 venues Australia-wide, including clubs, hotels, bars, restaurants, fitness centres, shops, halls and dance studios, and also grant licences to radio and TV stations.

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