Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) meaning

For more common film and TV terms, see: Film and TV glossary A–B, Film and TV glossary C–D, Film and TV glossary E–H, Film and TV glossary I–L, Film and TV glossary R–S, Film and TV glossary T–W. Meme An image, video, snippet of text, or similar item that satirises or amuses, typically spreading rapidly online, with users often adapting or varying it as they share it on. Mime Within copyright law, mime is treated as a form of dramatic work. Moral rights Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988), authors are granted personal rights (moral rights) that sit alongside, but separate from, their economic rights. Whereas copyright concerns financial interests, moral rights protect the author’s public reputation and the integrity of the work linked to them. the right to be named as author or director (the right of paternity) the right to object to derogatory treatment of a work (the right of integrity) the right...

This Practice Note examines music collecting societies, which may operate as ‘licensing bodies’, and/or ‘Collective Management Organisations’ (CMOs). It outlines: the rationale for music collecting societies; how collecting societies work; and the regulation applicable to music collecting societies. It then supplies details on PRS for Music (PRS) and Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) (covering their members and the rights they administer), as well as the joint venture PPL PRS Ltd and TheMusicLicence. This Practice Note sets out practical matters to bear in mind when dealing with music collecting societies. The need for music collecting societies and the legal framework The proprietor of copyright in a creation such as a musical work or a sound recording is entitled to authorise or prevent certain restricted acts. In the UK, those acts are listed in Chapter II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988). The restricted acts include the right to reproduce the work, to perform or play the work in public, and to communicate the work to the...