Online Mini Licence

Who's this online music licence for?

This licence covers online services earning less than $12,000 a year for each online activity.

If you use copyright music in your download service, streaming service, or podcast, you need a licence for those works. By ‘use’ we mean anything from copying music from one device to another, to providing music for customers to stream or download, and more.

The Online Mini Licence covers you for:

On-demand streaming (individual tracks or streaming services)
On-demand digital downloads
Webcasting
Podcasts
Entertainment/audiovisual streaming services
Backing tracks
Karaoke streaming and download services

Online Mini licence application (pdf)

What this licence doesn't cover

Websites that generate over $12,000 per year and/or use more than the maximum amounts listed in the table below.
Interactive streaming: where customers can select songs and create and save playlists.
Semi-interactive streaming: where listeners can influence playlists but are unable to select individual songs.
Video-on-demand: where a user can buy, rent or subscribe to digital movies, television programs and concert films.
Synchronisation rights: to create a video or to save a live-streamed performance, synchronisation rights need to be cleared with the publisher first. Then you'll require a licence from APRA AMCOS to make the video available online.

How it works

You pay when you first take out the licence, then once a year after that. Licence fees are renewed and reassessed each year to take into account any changes to the service.

Your licence will continue unless either party terminates it with 3 months notice.

How much does it cost per year?

Online Mini Licence
LIcence Type	A	B	C
LIcence Type	$250.00	$500.00	$1,000.00
On Demand Streaming (Individual Tracks) Streamed pre-determined individual Tracks - no interactivity i.e. no playlists.	< 150,000 streams a year	< 375,000 streams a year	< 750,000 streams a year
On Demand Services* Streamed pre-determined content i.e. DJ mixes, Webcast archives, Music News Programs - no interactivity.	< 18,000 sessions a year	< 45,000 sessions a year	< 90,000 sessions a year
Webcasting* Live Streamed Webcasts received simultaneously by all users.	< 18,000 sessions a year	< 45,000 sessions a year	< 90,000 sessions a year
Podcasts (Featured Music) Podcasts with no more than 80% music use, by duration.	< 55,000 downloads a year	< 140,000 downloads a year	< 300,000 downloads a year
Podcasts (Minimal Music) Podcasts with no more than 40% music use, by duration.	< 110,000 downloads a year	< 220,000 downloads a year	< 600,000 downloads a year
Entertainment/Audio-Visual Streaming Service* Streamed general a/v entertainment content with less than 50% music use.	< 27,000 sessions a year	< 67,500 sessions a year	< 135,000 sessions a year
Looped Background Music Streamed loop with at least 3, but less than 15 Tracks that play randomly each time the webpage is accessed.	< 10,000 unique users a year	< 30,000 unique users a year	< 80,000 unique users a year
Clip Service & Movie Previews Streamed Clips and/or Movie Previews not linked to the sale of Downloads.	< 1,250 Clips/Movie Previews a year	< 3,125 Clips/Movie Previews a year	< 6,250 Clips/Movie Previews a year
Music Download Service Individual Track Downloads - no subscription	< 1,500 downloads a year	< 4,000 downloads a year	< 10,000 downloads a year
Backing Track Download Service Individual Backing Track Downloads - no subscription.	< 1,500 downloads a year	< 4,000 downloads a year	< 10,000 downloads a year
Ringtone Download Service Individual Ringtone Downloads - no subscription.	< 500 downloads a year	< 1,500 downloads a year	< 4,000 downloads a year
Karaoke Track Download Service Individual Karaoke Track Downloads - no subscription.	< 1,000 downloads a year	< 2,500 downloads a year	< 5,000 downloads a year
Karaoke Track Streaming Service Advertising or subscription funded Streaming - no Downloads.	< 30,000 streams a year	< 75,000 streams a year	< 200,000 streams a year
* one session equals one unique user per hour or part thereof
(Fees are per licence year, or part year, for each category of music use. Rates include GST.)

Where does your money go?

The licence fees you pay are distributed in the most economical and accurate way possible. Read about our cost to revenue ratio.

We ask Online Mini Licence holders to provide music reports each quarter. This ensures licence fees are paid as royalties to the correct songwriters and composers. If you're unable to do so, we apply a distribution by analogy.

Want to print this information?

Download your copy of the Online Mini Licence information guide (PDF 446 KB).

This webpage is a guide only. Refer to the licence for full terms and conditions.