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18 Sep 2026

Do you need a licence to play music in your business? The rule is the same everywhere.

A song, a recording, and a collecting society for each. Only the acronyms change at the border. Who sends the letter in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, Canada and Europe.

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№ Track Genre Time
  1. 01 Do you need a licence to play music in your business? The rule is the same everywhere. Licensing 04:00
  2. 02 How much does OneMusic actually cost? Licensing 06:00
  3. 03 APRA, PPCA and OneMusic: who actually sends the letter? Licensing 04:00
  4. 04 Background music for a café: what to play, and what it costs to play it legally. For Cafés 04:00
  5. 05 Do gyms need a music licence in Australia? Yes. Here's the maths. For Gyms 05:00

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