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CELAS
provides a one-stop-shop for pan-European licensing. It is
responsible for licensing the rights of EMI Music
Publishing throughout Europe when those rights are used in an online
or mobile service. CELAS will issue a single new licence to
cover exploitation of this repertoire on a pan-European basis. As of
1st January 2007 these rights are only available through CELAS or
via CELAS approved agents.
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If you
wish to apply for a licence or require more information please
contact our licensing team:
licensing@celas.eu
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This section
aims to answer some key questions in relation to licensing those
rights:
Do
I, as a music user, need a licence from CELAS?
If you use or offer
for sale EMI published works within your online or mobile service, and your
service is received within Europe, (for a full list of European territories
click here ) then you may need a CELAS licence.
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How can music
users apply for a licence?
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If
you are starting up a new online or mobile service or your
service uses or offers for sale EMI published
works then please
contact our licensing team:
licensing@celas.eu
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If we have
already contacted you directly please contact your nominated
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How does the CELAS
licence work?
The CELAS licence is
a new form of licensing in Europe for the digital market place. In a change from
current practice CELAS will be issuing licences for specific repertoire across
various European countries rather than the current practice of licensing by
territory.
CELAS is the only
company that is able to offer the full set of rights for Anglo-American EMI Music Publishing
repertoire
for online and mobile usage within 41 European territories (for a full list
of territories please
click here),
although in some cases CELAS may opt to license its rights via an approved
territorial agent.
Licensees will, for the first time, be able to acquire one licence for the whole
of Europe* for specific repertoire from one place, rather than having to
negotiate various different territorial licences with various societies.
* Music users may
require additional licences by territory for local repertoire or for additional
repertoire. It is the responsibility of music users to ensure that all the
relevant licences are obtained from the appropriate licensing bodies.
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What does a CELAS
licence cover?
CELAS represents
repertoire from EMI Music Publishing, PRS and GEMA for online and mobile
exploitation.
The use of works in
an online or mobile service is governed by two different rights – mechanical and
the communication to the public (also known as performing) right. Communication
to the public right also includes the making available right.
CELAS is able to
license the Anglo-American EMI mechanical shares*. The mechanical
right consists of the right to copy the work and the right to issue copies of
the work in public. This means that every time a work is copied, or a copy is
issued to the public, (downloads, server copies, data storage devices etc), royalties generated from its licensing will be collected and distributed
by CELAS.
In addition, for those
EMI shares, CELAS is able to include the associated performing right shares. The performing right covers the right to perform the work in public
and communicate the work to the public (including use of music in Internet
interactive services, such as webcast, streaming etc.)
For a complete list
of repertoire please contact our licensing team at
licensing@celas.eu
* Certain sets of
repertoire may not be available to licence; please contact our licensing team
for more information
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What royalty rate is CELAS
charging?
In general, CELAS will license on
Territory of Destination principles.
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Why do I need a
licence from you?
Copyright is the
right granted by law to the creators of original literary, dramatic, artistic
and musical works to ensure that copyright owners are rewarded for the
exploitation of their works.
Any person who,
without the permission of the copyright owner, does or authorises someone else
to do any of the restricted acts may be liable for what is known as primary
infringement of copyright.
In addition, a person
may be liable for secondary infringement if he assists in copyright infringement
by such means as handling or selling infringing copies, or by providing
apparatus or premises for an infringing performance.
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