Licensing
In today’s world, music and video licensing can be a tumultuous legal sea to navigate. DMX takes the guesswork out of the equation for you by securing all the necessary rights to publicly perform original artist music and playback desired video content within your commercial establishment1. By respectfully addressing these licensing issues, DMX supports the music artist community worldwide.
DMX pays all copyright license fees for the music DMX furnishes to its commercial service subscribers. The licenses secured by DMX, on behalf of its subscribers, include:
Reproduction of Sound Recording (commonly: “master right”) DMX pays the appropriate record label and/or artist for the copyright of the sound recordings used in DMX’s music service.
Reproduction of Musical Composition (commonly: “mechanical right”) DMX pays The Harry Fox Agency and/or the music publisher for the reproduction copyright of the musical composition (think: sheet music) used in DMX’s music service.
Performance of Musical Composition (commonly: “performance right”) DMX pays the author, composer and publisher (or through their respective performance right organization, such as ASCAP, BMI or SESAC) for the performance copyright of the musical composition used in DMX’s music service.
We also have access to one of the largest selections of music in the industry because we have developed and nurtured label relationships over our 35 years of business. Today, we have license agreements with more than 1,700 record labels. What this means to you is that we have an unsurpassed ability to find and deliver the right music for the right atmosphere when, where, and how you want it.
1 Such fees paid by DMX do not cover use of music used for dancing, skating, aerobic, or other similar forms of entertainment or physical activity or where an admission is charged or any other restriction imposed under any license agreement applicable to the use of the service.