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Stream and show TV programming in your fitness center with a license that protects you from hidden copyright risk.
MPLC eliminates the copyright compliance gap that fitness centers didn’t know they have – the unlicensed use of TV programs and streaming on screens in cardio areas, strength training zones, workout rooms, lounges, and staff break areas. MPLC’s one simple license closes that gap and protects fitness centers from this unanticipated legal exposure.
Licensed entertainment helps inspire and motivate your fitness center’s members, improving their experiences. With an MPLC license, you preserve the valuable content that helps members feel energized and provides staff with downtime.
Under copyright law, when fitness centers show copyrighted content (TV, streaming, videos and film), it’s a public performance that requires a license. The MPLC license protects you from risk.
MPLC removes the unknown copyright risk in the areas around your fitness center. One simple license covers a lot of screens and retroactively resolves unintentional exposure.
Showing and streaming TV programming is a great way to entertain members while they work out while also providing employees needed downtime. With an MPLC license, you ensure you’re doing it legally.
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 fitness center is fully covered.
One simple MPLC Blanket License preserves and expands the valued content that improves member and staff experiences.
Turn on those screens with peace of mind. With the MPLC license, you’re protected from copyright risk.
Many fitness center operations and facility teams are not aware that there can be a gap between accessing content and having permission to show it in a commercial setting. If you are streaming content or showing TV and films anywhere in your center, this is a public performance under copyright law. An MPLC license helps close the gap, so you are compliant. With a quick application, you can continue showing members and staff our rightsholder content with confidence.
Fitness centers that do not have a license are subject to fines and damages of up to $150,000 per copyrighted work. This often happens without awareness of the law. 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 fitness centers across the US and in 27 other countries around the world. MPLC’s fitness center US licensees include Gold’s Gym, Crunch Fitness, 310 Fitness, Rush Sports Complex, and Fitworks.
The MPLC Blanket License is a simple fee. The cost of a license depends on how many sites you run and how many employees you have. You do not need to tell us which films you show or watch, and there is no ongoing reporting or paperwork. There is no ongoing reporting or admin paperwork.
You can find a full list of all the rightsholders we represent on our website.