Direct licensing

Who requires this license in Africa?

Businesses & promoters wishing to make use of our company’s musical works catalogs anywhere in Africa, require a mechanical & performing rights licence from GRM to avoid copyright infringements. It is a legal requirement under the Copyright Act of South Africa to acquire the necessary performing rights & reproduction rights from rightsholders in advance of using the musical works.

Typical businesses that require a GRM licence include but are not limited to Aircraft, Amusement parks, Arcades and Fairgrounds, Audio Visual Programes used for Educational or Training Purpose, Banqueting Suites, Beer halls and Beer gardens, Boarding Houses, Choirs and Vocal Ensembles, Cinema Movies, Clubs, Community Radio Broadcasting Services, Dance Halls, Dancing Schools, Discos, Gymnasia and Fitness Centres, Hair Dressing Salons and Barber Shops, Halls, Hostels, Hotels, Hotels Restaurants and Similar Premises, Ice Rinks, Ice Shows Where Shows are Given by Non-Musical Artists, Incidental and, or Certain Music, Incidental Music for Religious Service, Industrial Premises and Factories, Canteens, Juke Boxes, Live Music Performance, Motels, Motor Coaches, Taxi's and Mini Buses, Municipal Facilities and Stadiums, Music Concerts, Music on Hold, Non Paying Concerts, Pubs and Similar Premises, Race Tracks and Stadiums, Radio and Television Broadcasting Services, Radio and Television Diffusion Services, Radio Outside Broadcasts,  Raves and Dance Parties, Recorded Music as an Accompaniment to Cabaret, Dancing or Floor Shows, Restaurants, Cafes, Coffee Shops and Similar Premises, Ringtone or Ring Back Tone, Roadhouses, Takeaways and Similar premises, Shops, Stores, Showrooms, Offices, Banks and Similar Premises, Taverns, shebeens and similar premises, Tenting or Static Circuses, Universities and Colleges, Waiting Rooms and Reception Areas