Videos containing musical works for online/digital use

Live Streaming

S$400 per Live Stream (per platform)

•               1 – 2 hrs (up to 20 songs)

•               Every Additional 10 songs to be levied at $200

Live Streaming With Archive (per platform)

•               1 day to 3 months – Add $200 to base charge of $400

•               4 to 6 months – Add $300 to base charge of $400

•               7 to 12 months – Add $400 to base charge of $400

Exclusions: Concerts, DJ streaming, music & arts festivals, dance parties

Notes
(1) Applications must be received by our office at least 2 weeks prior to commencement of the music use. In the event of inaccuracies in the application, a new form must be submitted. Payment must be received by our office at least 3 working days prior to commencement of the music use. The permit fee payable will be 50% higher where the music user has not obtained COMPASS’s music permit before communicating musical works to the public, without prejudice to any claims by COMPASS for past unlicensed usage of musical works.

(2) Permit fees are subject to late payment interest of 10% per annum calculated commencing from the first day of the event. 

(3) If you fall into the following categories of users, the above permit do not apply and you should write to us for a quote:

• Users who generate an annual gross revenue of $5,000 or more from the public communication of musical works;
• Users who own, operate, manage and/or provide social media platforms, online meeting platforms, mobile application stores, etc;
• Users who own, operate, manage and/or provide streaming, on-demand, download and/or podcast services be it in audio-only form or audio-visual form (e.g. music services, over-the-top TV, cable-programmes, broadcasts);
• Ticketed events; and
• Online concerts, online movies, online arts festival, online karaoke, online tv / radio programmes etc, whether ticketed or not.

(4) The Public Communication Permit excludes reproduction rights and synchronisation rights.

(5) COMPASS reserves the sole discretion to decide which tariff scheme applies for the music usage.

(6) If you are not sure which licence you require, please contact us at licence@compass.org.sg .

(7) Rates are subject to GST.