FAQ Category: Limited Online Exploitation Licence (LOEL) Explained

To apply you must complete the application form and return it to us. The application can be found here.

You are not cleared for the sound recording right under this scheme. Please contact Phonographic Performance Ireland Limited on 01 280 5977 or the relevant record company.

This covers the music usage across:

• Online radio
• Online/mobile TV or video
• Music content available for download or streaming
• Background music on a website
• Podcasts

This is a joint licence and covers MCPSI (mechanical) and IMRO (performing) rights.

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1. Application form sent to us
2. Application processed
3. Confirmation of licence sent
4. Invoice sent for total amount/Direct debit set-up
5. Payment sent

Under this scheme you are required to report details of the total levels of music usage, including the different types of use (e.g streaming, downloading), to us at the end of the clearance term.

The LOEL Scheme excludes:

• The use of sound recordings – applicants should contact Phonographic Performance Ireland Ltd (PPI) or the relevant record label.
• Use of music in advertising or sponsorship.
• Use of music as mobile ringtones.
• Simulcasting (broadcasting via more than one medium at the same time).
• Reproduction of lyrics and musical notation.
• Complete recordings of dramatico musical works (musicals, opera).
• Music used in a context that is prejudicial to the writer or the performer of the music.
• Moral rights.

For further information on this licensing scheme contact the IMRO Broadcast & Online Licensing Team on +353 1 6614844 or by email at onlinelicensing@imro.ie