Sporting events are at the heart of our communities, bringing us together like no other activity can.
As a part of staging events that excite fans and keep them coming back, sporting codes and organisations often choose to use music as a part of their events. Live performers, music as the players take the field or court, music when players score. Music is a powerful tool that can be used to unify and build loyalty with fans.
To add the Sporting Code to your Music Cover, click 'GET A LICENCE' and select Recreation from the Industry dropdown and choose either the Sports Centre / Ground or Sports Club Business Type to best suits your need.
The OneMusic Sporting Code Music Licence provides a level playing field for all codes and all fields of sport. A simple fee paid per attendee grants you permission for live and recorded music, before, during and after the sporting event. Once you have a Music Licence in place you will have the legal permission you need to use our music from here and around the world and support the people that make and own the music you enjoy in your business.
If you’d prefer to set up your Music Licence via pdf, please download via the link below, complete and return to: [email protected]
Download a Sporting Codes Music Licence Agreement
Under the Copyright Act (1994), having permission from music creators to use their music outside of a domestic setting is a legal requirement. This permission is required regardless of how you play music – whether you play the radio, CDs, use digital music services, or host live performances. Your OneMusic licence gives you permission to play essentially all commercially released music from here and around the world.
Simply buying music does not provide the rights to use this music in a commercial or public setting. Music is sold for private/domestic use, so any use of this music by a business or organisation is a public performance that requires licensing. This includes music in all forms, from live music, to digital music services, even talkback radio and sports on TV.
Yes it is. The Copyright Act clearly establishes these public performance rights. The Copyright Act also outlines the penalties for anyone in breach of the Act.
The OneMusic licence covers you for the use of our music in your business regardless of the source – whether it’s from radio, CDs, or a digital music service.
You should be aware that a OneMusic licence, even when it includes Digital Delivery only gives you permission to use our music in your business. It does not override the Terms of Use for the personal digital music service, nor does it give you permission to use that particular digital music service for a commercial purpose – that permission can only come from the owners of that digital music service.
Even with our licence, the use of digital music services by you in your business may be in breach of the terms and conditions of your end user agreement with that service. You should check with your service provider.
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.
Find out more about why you need a licence and the authenticity of our rights from other industry and government bodies and New Zealand associations.
It’s important to note that the OneMusic Sporting Code licence is designed to cover music used by sporting codes across the year, and does not cover one-off events.
In this case, an application should be made for an APRA Sporting Event licence. In addition, if sound recordings are used, a Recorded Music NZ Sporting Event Agreement is required.
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