The Copyright Act grants educational establishments the permission to use music in the course of education, however any use of music that falls outside of these exemptions requires a licence.
Does your school:
Under the Copyright Act (1994), an educational establishment can perform or play music in the course of its activities, but only to an audience of students or staff. Any other audience, including parents, is considered a 'public performance' and requires a licence. The Copyright Act also provides limited provisions for copying music, with any copying beyond these provisions requiring additional permissions.
The OneMusic School Music Licence ‘tops up’ the rights provided to schools under the Copyright Act, allowing schools to make the most of music.
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Visit Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa – New Zealand School Boards Association's Read More, Hear More, See More online portal to login and activate your OneMusic Licence today.
The OneMusic licence is administered through Te Whakarōputanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa (formerly NZSTA). To obtain a licence for your school, email [email protected] or call 0800 663 486.
OneMusic is a joint licensing initiative between APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ. Many music creators around the world earn an income by granting organisations, like ours, the right to collect and pay their royalties.
OneMusic simplifies the licensing process and allows music users to meet their copyright obligations to play our music in their business.
When you hear about music royalties, that’s what we do.
Your OneMusic licence fee is distributed by APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ, who are the companies behind OneMusic. Each organisation has a commitment to their music creators and their own distribution policies.
Every month over 330 million lines of music data is analysed from digital music services, background music suppliers, radio stations, television stations, live performers and more. After minimal administration costs all money collected is paid to our local and international music creators – songwriters, composers, publishers, recording artists and record labels.
Find out more from APRA AMCOS and Recorded Music NZ.
Yes, submitting music use is completely optional. To assist in our distribution process, we may request information from you regarding the music used in your school. You can also contact us directly if your school would like to participate in our distribution sample.
Let us know about the music you use when:
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