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Stream and show TV programming in your common areas with a license that protects you from hidden copyright risk.
MPLC eliminates the copyright compliance gap that most residential property managers and homeowners associations (HOA) don’t know they have – the unlicensed use of streaming, TV and movies on screens in your common areas. MPLC’s one simple blanket license closes that gap and protects your company or HOA from this unanticipated legal exposure.
Licensed entertainment enhances the vibe of your complex, connecting you with your current residents, attracting new owners and renters, and increasing sales or leases. With an MPLC license, you preserve that valuable content your residents expect.
Under copyright law, when apartment complexes and condominiums show copyrighted content (streaming, TV, film) in common areas, it’s a public performance that requires a license. The MPLC license protects you from compliance risk.
MPLC removes the unknown copyright risk from the screens in your common areas. One simple license covers your screens and retroactively resolves unintentional exposure.
Streaming and playing TV and movie content is a great way to engage with residents. Whether they’re in the clubhouse, pool house, fitness center, or community center, the residents in the neighborhood your association manages enjoy watching programs and movies. An MPLC license covers all your screens, so you’re protected from risk.
An MPLC License is an easy, smart investment. Licensing is simple, and the coverage is comprehensive.
It only takes five minutes to apply. One license and your property management company or HOA is fully covered.
One simple MPLC Blanket License preserves and expands the valued content residents and staff expect from you.
Turn on those screens with peace of mind. With the MPLC license, you’re protected from copyright risk.
Many property management companies and HOAs are not aware that there can be a gap between accessing content and having permission to show it in a commercial setting. If TV, films, or streaming content are shown anywhere in your common areas, this is a public performance under copyright law. An MPLC license helps close the gap between access and display, so you are compliant with the law. With a quick application, you can continue showing your residents (and their guests) and staff our rightsholder content with confidence.
Companies and HOAs that don’t obtain a license are subject to fines and damages of up to $150,000 per title. This often happens without awareness. An MPLC license removes that uncertainty and provides reassurance that your use of content is appropriately covered.
The MPLC Blanket License provides a simple, all-in-one solution. It covers a wide range of content from thousands of rightsholders, so you don’t have to track usage or manage permissions screen by screen, making compliance straightforward.
Yes. Just as ASCAP and BMI cover music use in public settings, MPLC covers TV, films, and streaming content.
MPLC has been in business for nearly 40 years and has provided licenses to tens of thousands of businesses across the US and in 27 other countries around the world. MPLC’s US licensees include Birchstone Residential, Clippership Apartments on the Wharf, Perry Homes, and Lotus Palm Homeowners Association. MPLC also works with the top hotel and lodging associations to help their members continue to publicly show TV, news, and film content (legally) at their premises.
The MPLC Blanket License is a simple fee. The cost depends on the number of locations and employees you have. You don’t need to tell us which TV show or movies you are showing or watching. There is no ongoing reporting or admin paperwork.
You can find a full list of all the rightsholders and producers that we represent here on our website