What is LOEL+?
LOEL+ simplifies licensing for Irish – focused music services with a straightforward annual fee. It is a joint IMRO/MCPSI blanket licence which provides full access to all IMRO and MCPSI members’ repertoire.
Music Download
Music On Demand
Webcast
Interactive Webcast
Licence Fees
Reporting requirements
When to apply for LOEL+?
Other online services
If your service generates less than €7,000 a year in gross revenue, you may find our Limited Online Exploitation Music Licence (LOEL) meets your requirements. See below for details.
Licences for larger services
If your service generates more than €200,000 a year, usage will be greater than the maximum allowance under LOEL+, or if your service will be operating across multiple territories, please contact onlinelicensing@nullimro.ie for further information.
What rights are covered by this licence?
Download a LOEL+ Application Form Here
What is LOEL?
The Limited Online Exploitation Licence (LOEL) covers the mechanical (MCPSI) and performing (IMRO) right in music used by online music services whose gross revenue is less than €7,000 per year. Under this scheme, applicants are required to report details of total levels of music usage, including the different types of use (eg: streaming, downloading) by the end of the clearance term.
How do you apply for the scheme?
What music usage does this cover?
- Online radio
- Online/mobile TV or video
- Music content available for download or streaming
- Background music on a website
- Podcasts
What are the rights covered under the agreement?
How much do you pay?
| Digital Starter (per annum) | Band A (per annum) | Band B (per annum) | Band C (per annum) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Download/On Demand Streaming Service Users can stream specific tracks on an on demand basis, or access limited (aka ‘tethered’) downloads of tracks on demand. | €75 + VAT< 22,500 streams per annum | €150 + VAT< 45,000 streams per annum | €300 + VAT< 90,000 streams per annum | €720 + VAT<225,000 streams per annum |
| Pure Webcasting Service continuous, programmed webcasts. Users cannot interact, e.g. pause, fast forward, skip tracks or influence output by rating tracks. | €75 + VAT< 82,500 streams per annum | €150 + VAT< 165,000 streams per annum | €300 + VAT< 330,000 streams per annum | €710 + VAT <900,000 streams per annum |
| Premium and Interactive Webcasting Service Users can interact e.g. skip tracks, pause, fast forward etc, but not select specific tracks on-demand. | €75 + VAT< 57,500 streams per annum | €150 + VAT< 115,000 streams per annum | €300 + VAT< 230,000 streams per annum | €690 + VAT <575,000 streams per annum |
| Permanent Download Service Users can download tracks on a permanent basis. | €75 + VAT< 1,250 downloads per annum | €150 +VAT< 2,500 downl oads per annum | €300 + VAT< 5,000 downloads per annum | €750 + VAT <12,500 downloads per annum |
| Music Podcasting Service | €75 + VAT< 34,000 downloaded works per annum | €150 + VAT <68,000 downloaded works per annum | €300 + VAT <136,000 downloaded works per annum | €750 + VAT <340,000 downloaded works per annum |
| Type of Service | Band AA | Band A | Band B | Band C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clips Service | €75 + VAT 1-250 Clips made available at any one time | €150 + VAT 251-500 Clips made available at any one time | €300 + VAT 501-1000 Clips made available at any one time | €750 + VAT 1001-2,000 Clips made available at any one time |
How does the application and payment process work?
- Application form sent to us
- Application processed
- Confirmation of licence sent
- Invoice sent for total amount/Direct debit set-up
- Payment sent
How does the reporting process work?
What does the scheme exclude?
- 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.
Further Information
Download a LOEL Application Form Here
LOEL Live Streaming
IMRO now offers a straightforward licensing solution available that covers both the IMRO performing and MCPS mechanical rights in songs used on new online services that forecast revenue of under €7k in its first year.
In light of the social distancing measures introduced by the government during the current COVID-19 pandemic, until 31 June 2021, we will be able to offer additional synchronisation rights for customers wishing to webcast/live stream their services within the following sectors:
- religious services
- fitness classes
- dance and education classes
- other private tuition
Via the following platforms:
- Videos hosted on their own website
- FaceTime
- Google hangouts
- Microsoft Teams
- Skype
- Zoom
The additional rights will be added to a standard LOEL licence for 50% of the original value of the LOEL. Providing you with the flexibility to continue your service in these unprecedented times.
In order for us to pay the royalty from the sync element of the licence we require you to submit your music usage to us at onlinelicensing@nullimro.ie
Those wishing to live-stream via platforms such as Facebook and YouTube should be covered by the existing licensing agreements in place with those platforms. There are currently no licensing arrangements in place with Twitter or Twitch, negotiations are currently taking place with both of these companies. Please ensure you follow the terms of use and copyright requirements of each respective platform.
Download a LOEL Live Streaming Application Form Here
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