PRS backs down over controversial livestream tariff
A free licence will be made available for small live streams for the duration of the coronavirus crisis, the UK collection society has announced
News By IQ | 1 February 2021
Citing feedback from its members, UK performance rights organisation PRS for Music has amended its controversial tariff for small-scale livestreamed shows to exempt artists performing their own material.
The new ‘small-scale Online Live Concert licence’ – which levies a minimum 9% fee on events generating less than £500 – has been sharply criticised by the industry for punishing grassroots venues, artists and promoters, and has reportedly already led to a number of cancellations.
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These small-scale events will now be covered by a free licence,…
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