A new government regulation seems to spook retail operators out of their obligation to pay for licensed music at a time when brick-and-mortar establishments are struggling to draw traffic.
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Everywhere we go, in-store music is used to add nuance and complete the retail experience. Many times, we don’t even realize it’s there. But what if these small pleasures that we take for granted suddenly disappeared?
A new government regulation seems to have the unmitigated effect of reminding retail operators of their responsibility to pay for licensed music, at a time when brick-and-mortar establishments are struggling to draw traffic due to the pandemic.
Issued on March 30, Government Regulation No. 56/2021 completes a set of provisions required for operators of commercial public spaces to fulfil their responsibility to pay music royalties through the National Collective Management Agency (LMKN), in accordance with the 2014 Patents Law.
Article 3, Paragraph 1 of the regulation reinforces the responsibility of individuals who make commercial use of music as a public service to pay “royalties to the creator, patent holder and/or holders of any related rights through the LMKN”.
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