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Staff Copyright Guide

PRS licence

For more information on the PRS licence, please visit the PRS webpages by clicking the above logo.

PPL licence

For more information on the PPL licence, please visit the PPL webpages by clicking the above logo.

Music licences

The University holds two licences which allow for public performances of music and the broadcast of music on University premises. The PRS licence covers the use of the lyrics and composed music, on behalf of the lyricists, composers and music publishers; the PPL licence covers the recorded music on behalf of the record companies and performers.

If you would like to perform or broadcast music for non-educational purposes, for entertainment or background music, the licences are limited to certain specific named locations, which includes areas such as the Atrium, Clinical Skills Suite, Staff Lounge and Gym at Kedleston Road, the Dome at Buxton, the Street at Markeaton Street, the Canteen at Britannia Mill, as well as certain lecture theatres. If you want further information on which locations are licenced for performance and broadcast of music, please get in touch with Donya Rowan.

You may play or broadcast music anywhere on the University premises as long as it is for educational purposes and the music is not audible to members of the public.