Legally Show Content in your Business
If you show content in your business-like films and TV shows, even in the background, you may already be aware that you need to get a license to avoid copyright infringement. What about the next step though? Do you know how to get a public performance license to show content? It’s much easier than you may think.
Do you show content, like films, TV shows, or news, on TVs in your business?
This is the most important question as showing content in your business, in an area open to the public or where your employees or clientele are watching it, means you’re probably publicly showing copyrighted films and TV shows.
I play my content from physical media, not streaming, do I still need one?
No matter where you get your content from (physical media or streaming), you’ll almost always need to get a public performance license to publicly screen copyrighted content.
How do I know if I already have a license? Does cable cover public screenings?
Now, if you do need a public performance license, we have the best option – our MPLC Blanket License. That’s because MPLC is the sole source of public performance rights for a very large amount of the most popular content from the largest studios & producers, and if you don’t have an MPLC Blanket License, then you aren’t covered for those studios & producers’ works.
The Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code §§ 101, et seq.) protects intellectual property (IP) to ensure that the creators are properly compensated and we work with studios large and small to secure the rights to help show their content. Our blanket license covers major studios like Warner Bros., Disney, Universal, and many more which means you have tens of thousands of titles you can show without fear of copyright infringement.
To get started, speak to us today at +1 (866) 522-MPLC and our team is happy to answer any questions you may have.