Good News for Ipod Lovers!

Copying music onto another format (eg. an Ipod) requires an additional licence. The copying of music for an individual’s own use is presently ‘overlooked’ by the licensing authorities. They will not overlook this action, however, when

The Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd. (MCPS) are the licence providers in this instance. At present the smallest licence which can be obtained is around £250 and allows up to 5,000 tracks to be copied onto another format.

An instructor holding an MCPS licence to copy music would still require a PPL licence to play the music in classes. In addition, all venues in which the instructor teaches must hold a PRS licence.

Applications can be made online or by post.

Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Limited

Registered Office:
29/33 Berners Street
London W1T 3AB

Licence Queries: MCPS Licensing 020 8378 7500
Internet: www.prsformusic.com