Public Vehicles and Vehicles for Hire Music Licence - AG - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this licence to play copyrighted music on your commercial transport vehicle, including planes, ships, trains, buses, ferries or vehicles for hire.

You will be entitled to use music:

in DVDs or music videos
on advertising screens with sound
as background music on a radio or through a digital music service
as part of in-seat entertainment
from a DJ or live performer
on your business website.

This licence legally authorises the public performance of copyrighted music from within the Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (APRA AMCOS) and Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) global inventory of registered songs (called works), sound recordings and music videos.

Your licence will be obtained from OneMusic Australia and covers the rights of the above two organisations.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence you must:

apply using the relevant form
pay the appropriate licence fee.

Duration

Annual

Fees

Task	Type	Business Structure	Description
Apply	Application	All	Fees will vary depending on your circumstances. Please consult the Contact Officer for more information.

Forms

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Music Licence Agreement - Public Vehicles and Vehicles For Hire - PDF (Opens in new window)

Other resources

Task	Business Structure	Resources
General	All	Public Vehicles and Vehicles For Hire Information Sheet - PDF (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Copyright Act 1968 Australian Government

Regulation(s) name

Copyright Regulations 2017 Australian Government

Application process

Apply

Please complete the licence agreement if you have six or more locations.

Additional information