Camco10 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I run a pre-school from a village hall and have just heard that we need to have a performance licence as we play music during the session. This is usually on pre-recorded cd's. I was not aware that we had to have a licence as we are not doing it for a paid audience etc. I would like to hear from other members if they have come across a similar issue and what the costs maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 you might want to do a search for this...it has been discussed before. If it is part of your session and part of the learning you do not need a licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashes2508 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 As a public hall , check as they will probably have one in place , this will cover you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camco10 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Thank you for quick feedback. The management committee of the hall are wanting to pass the cost on to me I think as an individual user. I will look into it further. It just seems so silly to have to pay this cost for playing a few cd's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Thank you for quick feedback. The management committee of the hall are wanting to pass the cost on to me I think as an individual user. I will look into it further. It just seems so silly to have to pay this cost for playing a few cd's. Cheeky (the Management Committee that is).........I am Hon. Secretary for our Hall Management Committee - they wouldn't dream of passing costs on...........well I wouldn't let them if they tried :rolleyes: So, seriously now they must have licenses in place??? Edited February 17, 2014 by sunnyday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I agree with Sunnyday (I often do! :1b) Surely the hall must be have other users who play music or show films etc. If so, they should already have a license. If not, I would have thought it was up to them to get it to cover all users. We are a private nursery in our own building and we buy a license every year from MPLC. It is a bit of a pain to be honest, but its the law! I would go back to the hall committee and find out why they don't already have one. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camco10 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I agree with Sunnyday (I often do! :1b) Surely the hall must be have other users who play music or show films etc. If so, they should already have a license. If not, I would have thought it was up to them to get it to cover all users. We are a private nursery in our own building and we buy a license every year from MPLC. It is a bit of a pain to be honest, but its the law! I would go back to the hall committee and find out why they don't already have one. Good luck! I have spoken to them again and they do not seem to have a licence and want all the users who play music to contribute to this. I am certainly not going to roll over and pay without a bit more research! Operating from a village hall has some benefits but many disadvantages due to the committee having a lack of understanding of our needs as an Early Years provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I have spoken to them again and they do not seem to have a licence and want all the users who play music to contribute to this. I am certainly not going to roll over and pay without a bit more research! Operating from a village hall has some benefits but many disadvantages due to the committee having a lack of understanding of our needs as an Early Years provider. I'm genuinely surprised/puzzled by this.......so do they (Management Committee) have annual Electrical Inspections and Fire Inspections carried out, do they hire out the hall for parties, weddings etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camco10 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'm genuinely surprised/puzzled by this.......so do they (Management Committee) have annual Electrical Inspections and Fire Inspections carried out, do they hire out the hall for parties, weddings etc. Yes they do to all of the above. For some reason they have got their wires crossed and were given some misleading information from previous members of committee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Yes they do to all of the above. For some reason they have got their wires crossed and were given some misleading information from previous members of committee. Right - well good luck - stick to your guns! :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lashes2508 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I'm with sunny day too as chair of trustees at our hall , we renew ours each year despite being a charity too , for hall hire and shows etc to take place we need to have it and it would be unfair to pass this cost onto hirers . It would also hinder our ability to hire , and would be unfair for those users like yourselves who may only want to play a few cd's compared to a group putting on a show, disco etc , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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