Tariff of remunerations to Authors for Musical Works Use January 2025

   List of musical works used during live performances


How to use our Tariff?

Part A. Concerts and Other Music Productions, Events and Performances where Popular, Mixed and Other Music Genres are used

This Tariff serves to calculate remunerations to authors for their approval/licensing to use copyright protected musical works by public presentation or public transmission at music productions, events and performances, e.g. concerts, festivals, balls, dance events, discotheques, dance parties, shows, etc.

Concerts, music production, events and performances with use of popular and other music types: include use of musical works of all music genres except for exclusively classical and/or jazz music.

Concerts, music production, events and performances with use of mixed music types: include use of musical works of all music genres in combination with classical or jazz music.

 

Part B. Concerts and Other Music Productions, Events and Performances Where Classical and/or Jazz Music Genres are Used Exclusively

This Tariff serves to calculate remunerations to authors for their approval/licensing to use copyright protected musical works by public presentation or public transmission at music productions, events and performances in the field of classical and/or jazz music (e.g. concerts, chamber concerts, performances of choirs and cycles).

This Tariff does not apply to the use of musical works in other musical genres and to mixed musical productions (i.e. the combination of jazz and/or classical musical works with musical works of other music genres).
 

Part C. Other Music Productions – Special Type of Use/Event

This Tariff serves to calculate remunerations to authors for their approval/licensing to use copyright protected musical works performed live by performers or by means of technical equipment at other music productions, events and performances not listed in the sections A. and B. – e.g. special type of use/event.

Other music productions include the following types of use/events:

• public competition and exhibition events

• competitive event with continuous background use of music

• public screening of audio-visual recordings

• fitness exercise lessons

• dance lessons

• cultural/social open-air event with combined or reproduced music production without entrance fee

• open-air concert of popular and/or classical music without entrance fee

• reproduced music (open-air) without entrance fee (e.g. dance performance, show, entertainment)

• circus production with the use of music (mobile shapito) and similar productions

• erotic performances (striptease), etc.

• fashion, hairdressing, make-up and similar show/competition with the use of music

• advertising stand with product demonstration (e.g. for brand promotion, sales, campaigns, etc.)

• public assembly, parade, defile with the use of music

• music performed by a performing artist as a musical background without dancing in a gastronomic establishment (e.g. hotel restaurant, café, etc.)

• music reproduced at receptions, cocktail receptions, banquets and similar social events

• music at the vernissage of an art or educational exhibition, during breaks at conferences, lectures, etc.

• music reproduced at a commercial exhibition

 

Part D.  Representative, Promotional, Corporate and Similar Events

This Tariff serves to calculate remunerations to authors for their approval/licensing to use copyright protected musical works by public presentation or public transmission at representative, promotional corporate and similar productions, events and performances, such as representative events, ceremonial events, award ceremonies, events promoting a brand, product, service, idea, etc., employee events, company parties, corporate events, corporate celebrations, promotions, events as part of a stay package at the accommodation facility for guests staying at the accommodation facility and other public events of a similar nature, including events organised by state and local authorities and public institutions, where no admission fee is charged or where the admission fee is indicated as voluntary, zero or recommended or where admission is by invitation.

This Tariff applies to the use of musical works in all musical genres.

Rates stated in this part of the Tariff do not apply to other types of events that have individual rates (see parts A., B. and C. of the Tariff, e.g. vernissages, receptions, discotheques, etc.).