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Performance rights licensing streaming video

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==Perfomance Rights Organizations ==
* ASCAP licensing instructions have some concrete answers about the streaming platforms themselves.
* BMI licensing instructions broach the revenue question. Does having a Patreon subscriber option or donation link constitute "the potential to generate revenues"?
===ASCAP===
:'''''Do I need an ASCAP music license if I'm streaming my performances through a third-party, such as YouTube, Facebook or Instagram?'''''
:''{{highlight|Fortunately, most popular live-streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Live, Soundcloud and Twitch are licensed by ASCAP.}} If individual performers, ensembles and venues only use a licensed platform to stream their content, no other ASCAP licensing is necessary for that streaming activity.If performers, ensembles or venues wish to stream their content through their own digital platform, ASCAP offers a simple, click-thru license that suits most needs: https://licensing.ascap.com/?type=digital.''<ref name="urlASCAP Licensing">{{cite web | url = https://www.ascap.com/help/ascap-licensing | title =ASCAPLicensing | format =| work =| accessdate =2020-09-14}}</ref> :'''''IMPORTANT NOTES:'''Do I If your music use is only in content posted to your social media account(s) (ex: YouTube channel, Facebook account, Instagram account, Soundcloud account, Twitch account, etc.), you do not need an ASCAP music license if I. '''If your content has been blocked, you may require a synchronization license.'m streaming my performances '' Contact the service directly with additional questions. {{highlight|If the content on your website/app is only accessed through an embeddable media player from a third-party, service such as YouTube, Facebook or InstagramSoundcloud, Spotify, Twitch, etc., you do not need an ASCAP music license.}} For additional questions about third-party players, contact weblicense@ascap.com.''<ref name="urlLicense Form">{{cite web | url = https://licensing.ascap.com/?type=digital | title = ASCAP License Form | format = | work = | accessdate = 2020-09-14}}</ref> ===BMI=== :''''General Website Performance Agreement'''''
:''The General Website Music Performance Agreement typically applies to a commercial entity that {{highlight|Fortunatelyhas the potential to generate revenues}} from operating a website or mobile application but is not considered a Music Service, most popular live-streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Live, Soundcloud and Twitch are licensed by ASCAPdefined under the Music Service tab.Some possible sources of revenue may be non-music related {{highlight|subscription fees}} If individual performers, ensembles and venues only use a licensed platform to stream their contentE-commerce, no other ASCAP licensing is necessary for that streaming activity.If performersadvertising, ensembles or venues wish to stream their content through their own digital platform, ASCAP offers a simple, click-thru license that suits most needs: https://licensing.ascap.com/?type=digitalsponsorships.'''<ref name="urlASCAP urlDigital Licensing| BMI.com">{{cite web | url = https://www.ascapbmi.com/help/ascap-licensing digital_licensing | title = ASCAP Digital Licensing &#124; BMI.com | format = | work = | accessdate = 2020-09-14}}</ref>
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