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Stream and show TV programming in your bar or restaurant with a license that protects you from hidden copyright risk.
MPLC eliminates the copyright compliance gap that most bars and restaurants didn’t know they have – the unlicensed use of streaming, TV and movies on screens in your bar and restaurant. MPLC’s one simple blanket license closes that gap and protects customers from this unanticipated legal exposure.
Licensed entertainment enhances the vibe of your establishment, connecting you with your customers, bringing in new and repeat business, and increasing sales. With an MPLC license, you preserve that valuable content your customers and employees expect.
Under copyright law, when bars and restaurants show copyrighted content (film, TV, videos, streaming), it’s a public performance that requires a license. The MPLC license protects you from risk.
MPLC removes the unknown copyright risk from every screen in your bar and restaurant. One simple license covers your screens and retroactively resolves unintentional exposure.
Using video content is a great way to engage with customers, increase customer dwell time, and earn guest loyalty. With an MPLC license, you can be confident 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 bar or restaurant is fully covered.
One simple MPLC blanket license preserves and expands the valued content patrons and diners expect from you.
Turn on those screens with peace of mind. With the MPLC license, your protected from copyright risk.
Many bars and restaurant owners and managers 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 bar or restaurant, 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 patrons and diners our rightsholder content with confidence.
Establishments 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 33 other countries around the world. MPLC’s US licensees include well-known restaurant chains like Dave & Buster’s and Texas Roadhouse. MPLC also works with the top restaurant and bar 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. You don’t need to tell us which movies you are showing or watching. There is no ongoing reporting or admin paperwork. The cost of a license depends on:
You can find a full list of all the rightsholders and producers that we represent here on our website