PPL Digital Copying and Streaming Licence for Schools - Centre for Education & Finance Management

Schools across the UK are now utilising online means and digital services to both aid teaching and extracurricular activities for pupils and their parents. PPL has therefore created a new licensing scheme to allow all schools in the UK to copy and stream Sound Recordings (recorded music controlled by PPL) as part of their day- to-day curricular and non-curricular activities, provided that such uses are educational and non-commercial and aimed primarily at pupils and teachers and /or parents, carers and relatives of such pupils.

Activities licensed by the PPL Digital Copying and Streaming Licence for Schools

Use of Sound Recordings within lessons and associated curricular work by teachers and pupils:

Copying of up to 1,000 Sound Recordings per school, to school servers, computers or intranet, provided that those recordings have been purchased legitimately.
Subsequent copying of Sound Recordings from that database by teachers and pupils in the school for integral use in providing lessons or as part of course work (e.g. for use in projects, class presentations etc.).
Sharing of Sound Recordings to pupils to use within lessons and associated curricular work through school-controlled learning portals and other online services.

In school events and other similar activities run by the school:

Copying of Sound Recordings for subsequent use in other school activities and events such as assemblies, school plays, concerts, prize givings or sports activities (e.g. use in gymnastics routines).
Live streaming and recording of these events / activities, but only to persons with a direct affiliation to the school and its pupils.

School tours/open days:

Copying of Sound Recordings contained in any performances included as part of the tour/open day.
Live streaming where the event can be streamed live by potential parents/relatives whilst it is taking place.
Subsequent copying where the tour/open days are available for download by potential parents/relatives.
On demand streaming: where potential parents/relatives can stream the tour/open day after the event takes place.

Physical products:

The provision of physical copies of events containing Sound Recordings such as school plays, end of year concerts on CD/DVD or by digital download, subject to the following conditions:
- Maximum of 1,000 units per school with each unit containing a maximum of 120 minutes of music.
- The copies can be given away or sold to raise funds for school activities or charitable purposes provided that all profits made go entirely to the schools and/or charity.

How much does a PPL Digital Copying and Streaming Licence for Schools cost?

The annual licence fee is calculated according to student numbers across the entire school, including attached nursery and sixth forms and is a per pupil fee of £0.52p and there is no minimum fee.

PRS for Music licences may also be required.

Do you have the correct licences?

The Department for Education (DfE) has agreed and paid for PPL Digital Copying and Streaming Licence for Schools and PPL Public Performance Licences to cover state-maintained schools in England.

The PPL Public Performance Licence covers the non-curricular use of PPL repertoire for public performance in schools.

If you are unsure if you are correctly licensed, please contact CEFM on ppldigital@cefm.co.uk or 01494 836 258. If you wish to purchase a PPL Digital Copying and Streaming Licence for Schools, please complete the application form.

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