Publishing rights collecting society PRS For Music has announced a consultation on the royalties paid by not-for-profit amateur sports clubs who play music at their venues and events. And while licensees usually suspect such consultations will result in an increase in royalty rates, PRS insist this one should result in a simplification of the licensing process and a cut in the fees sports clubs pay.
PRS has already been working with the Sport & Recreation Alliance on this for a year or so, and now want to share the proposals they have worked out with affected licensees. The collecting society says it believes the revamped licence for not-for-profit sporty types should “simplify licensing whilst ensuring that the contribution of music creators to the sector is recognised”
Says PRS man Keith Gilbert: “The consultation intends to gather opinion from all relevant stakeholders, helping us ensure we’ve got the balance right between the needs of music creators and music users. Amateur sports clubs are essential to community life and we want them to be able to use music wherever they need, especially as part of their fundraising activities. We hope the proposed changes will be received positively and lead to a simplified and more cost effective licensing process”.
Info about the consultation is on the PRS’s consultations page, obviously, at this URL.
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