Music Licensing & Performance Rights

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PRO licensing is the legal cost of playing music in your venue — and US operators must hold separate blanket licenses from all four PROs (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, GMR) because no single license covers them all. Total annual cost runs $1,500-$8,000+ per venue depending on capacity, live-music frequency, cover charges, and hours, and the enforcement reality is that the PROs send mystery shoppers — getting caught unlicensed runs $750-$30K per song under 17 USC §504 statutory damages.

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