Webcasting - Procedures

Anyone setting up a small internet radio will be using music works, written or dramatic texts, sketches and so on. To broadcast such protected works, prior authorization must be granted by Authors' Societies managing the relevant rights.

Applicable rate

For small internet radio services, the rate is 6% of the overall budget of any webradio:

• whose annual budget is less than € 15,000: a minimum fee of € 60 per month for the first three channels,
• whose annual budget is between € 15,000 and € 40,000: a minimum fee of € 120 per month for the first three channels.
• If the annual budget of your internet radio exceeds €40,000, please go to Medium to large scale internet radio.
  

Furthermore if you use recordings produced by records labels, you must obtain permission from them to broadcast their recordings.
The SCPP (Société Civile pour l'exercice des droits Phonographique des Produteurs) and the SPPF (Société Civile des Producteurs de Phonogrammes en France) can answer your questions.