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Who gives out music licenses?

  • 29-12-2007 9:55pm
    #1
    Gaspode
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,044 ✭✭✭


    Hi all
    quick question,
    Who gives a pub a music license, is it the local County council or some other body?
    Google aint helping me much on this.
    Cheers


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  • #2
    storka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 239 ✭✭storka


    Don't know about for a pub but normally for concerts its the planning department of the local authority.


  • #3
    ellenmelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭ellenmelon


    deswalsh wrote: »
    Hi all
    quick question,
    Who gives a pub a music license, is it the local County council or some other body?
    Google aint helping me much on this.
    Cheers

    do mean like, a license so you/they can play music through the stereo system in the pub itself? down here its called APRA (australasia performing rights association)..might be something similar there if thats what you're after.

    EDIT: like this website.. http://www.ppiltd.com/index2.htm


  • #4
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,560 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    deswalsh wrote: »
    Who gives a pub a music license, is it the local County council or some other body?
    www.imro.ie


  • #5
    Stereomaniac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,166 ✭✭✭Stereomaniac


    We never established which sort of music he meant, live or on a player ya know?


  • #6
    ellenmelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭ellenmelon


    Stereomaniac wrote: »
    We never established which sort of music he meant, live or on a player ya know?

    i think the links given cover both bases...


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  • #7
    Gaspode
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,044 ✭✭✭Gaspode


    Thanks for the info folks. I was thinking of live music in particular.
    I was asked to draw up a list of pubs in dublin that have a license to allow them have live music on the premises, and didnt know where to start.
    I'll try IMRO anyway and see how it goes.


  • #8
    cornbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    I know IMRO issue licenses in order to collect royalties for any recorded music that gets played, I'm not sure whether they would cover gigs/live music. AFAIK a licensed premises needs a special license for live music/dancing. I think these would be handled by local authorities or some other government bodies.

    The only link I could find refers to UK laws but it might give you some idea of what to look for: http://www.artsdata.net/wwwMETA/Licensing.asp#Events

    Edit: actually IMRO's website says they collect royalties for live music also, so it might be a good place to start. IMRO affiliation is not a license to have live music performed on the premises, though.


  • #9
    iamhunted
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭iamhunted


    bands registered with imro have to send in a list of gigs and setlists to imro for processing - as far as Im aware paying an IMRO license lets a pub play live music (original and covers) and recorded music (radio and nightclub DJs) - though reading above i could be wrong on that


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