Maori Music Publishing

MCPS Licensing Services

MCPS

MCPS MANUFACTURING LICENCING

There is a legal requirement that all UK Manufacturing of CD / Vinyl / Cassettes etc., must be subject to the issue of an appropriate MCPS Manufacturing Licence.
This applies to all copyrighted material, both original and "cover" versions.
Typically this will be an AP1 or AP2 Licence, but for up to 250 copies for direct sales of 100% original music at gigs or on a personal website then a Limited Manufacture (LM) Licence may be more appropriate.
Digital (download only) releases do not require this type of licencing and your aggregator should assist you in all appropriate licencing formalities required for releasing digital "cover" versions.
Other types of music products may be licenced as shown here.

APPLYING FOR YOUR AP2 LICENCE

You will normally be responsible for applying for your own AP2 Licence if the release is on your own DIY Imprint / Label and an MCPS Invoice will be raised for using MCPS controlled music.
This can create the situation where you have to pay an invoice for releasing your own music but we can pay any AP2 licencing invoices relating to songs published by Maori Music Publishing for established clients in many instances - details on request.
In some instances, if you are a sole trader and operate your own label / imprint to release your own original music, you may qualify for exclusion from the AP2 process.

Alternatively clients may opt to pay any Invoice themselves in full and then will receive a large proportion of the manufacturing licence fee back via Maori Music Publishing (less the MCPS' and our commissions) in reimbursement and will continue to be eligible to receive any future mechanical royalty recoveries from the MCPS, via Maori Music Publishing.
NOTE : You will still be responsible for the payment of any proportion of the licence due to the inclusion of "cover" versions, where songs are co-composed with songwriters who are not signed to Maori Music Publishing, or for songs published by publishers other than Maori Music Publishing.
If this service is requested by any Individual Band / Act or DIY Label then Maori Music Publishing shall retain all subsequent Mechanical Royalties received from the MCPS (nett of commissions) in order for us to recoup this outlay and your period of contracture will be extended by one further year.


HOW MUCH WILL AN AP2 LICENSE COST?

Royalties are calculated at 8.5% of the Published Dealer Price (PDP) multiplied by the number of copies to be manufactured (plus VAT). If you do not operate a PDP structure, you may use the alternative rate of 6.5% of the retail price (ex. VAT), again, multiplied by the number of copies to be manufactured (plus VAT).
Royalties are only charged on MCPS controlled Works and are calculated pro rata on timings of each musical work against the overall length of all the musical works on the Disc.
Limited Manufacture Licences are charged at a fixed rate costing around £200 for 250 copies.
NOTE : This is a basic guide and pricing may change at short notice.

LICENCE APPLICATION INFORMATION

MCPS AP2 GUIDE MCPS AP2 FAQS MCPS LM FAQS

LICENCE APPLICATION FORMS

MCPS AP2 LICENCE MCPS LM LICENCE

PPL / NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS REGISTRATION

If releases are on your own label / imprint and you are not a PPL Member, you may wish to register them with us in order to recover any due Royalties from that source.

PPL / Neighbouring Royalties

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Maori Music UK Ltd
Bus. Reg. No.: 7793627
PRS For Music : 159804347
MCPS : 159804347
PPL : 102463585
SoundExchange : 1000017931
Music Reports : MD52003