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This term means that every nation will be treated equally and without preference. So
with music licensing it means that all songs used in an audiovisual production are
awarded the same fee.

A license is an agreement where the licensor allows the licensee to use their music,
usually in return for a fee. If you license your work to someone, you still retain the
rights to the music.

The owner of the licensed work 

The person or organisation to which a work is licensed

This means that the licence duration is endless.

This means that the music can only be used “in context” – i.e. in the agreed scene
for which it has been licensed, and not in any other scene or out of context use.

If you choose to have a third party company represent your music you can either ask
them to represent you exclusively, or have numerous companies represent you non-
exclusively.

In order to use a piece of music, in most circumstances it needs to be ‘cleared’ by
the rights owners.

When you purchase a piece of music once, and never have to pay for it again.

A license which gives a user / organisation the authority to use all of the songs in a
Performing Right’s Organization’s repertoire for an annual fee.