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why need a license?

Music is an indispensable element in every business space. Music helps break the silence that is the cause of stress and the feeling of lack of privacy; reinforces brand image; regulates the pace of movement as well as customer behavior; and reduces the feeling of waiting.

For radio and television broadcasting, music is both an essential content to attract audiences and helps establish emotional tone and build brand identity for the content through theme songs and background music.

The recording usage license provided by IPCC not only helps businesses comply with copyright laws when exploiting the values of music, but also demonstrates the business's respect for the creative efforts and artistic labor of artists.

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FAQs

According to Article 38 of Decree 341/2025/ND-CP, you may face an administrative fine ranging from 10 to 80 million VND.

Furthermore, if during the preparation to play the music you also commit the act of reproducing sound recordings, you may be prosecuted under Article 225 of the Penal Code.

In addition to the administrative and criminal sanctions mentioned above, IPCC or the phonogram producers are entitled to file a civil lawsuit to claim compensation for damages and demand a public apology.

If the radio is playing recorded music, then you are required to secure a license. If it is purely a talk show and no sound recording is being played, then no.

Securing a music license is still required because the background music supplier only provides curated music that are put in storage. You still need to secure a license to be able to play this music in public, unless the background music supplier has additionally obtained a separate public performance license from IPCC on your behalf.

In the User Agreement (or Terms and Conditions) of platforms like YouTube, Spotify, Zing MP3, or NCT - whether you use the free plan or a paid subscription - users are only permitted to use these platforms for personal purposes and are not allowed to use them for commercial purposes.

Furthermore, these platforms do not grant you the necessary "public performance" or "communication to the public" rights required to play music to the public, such as customers, partners, or anyone visiting your business premises.

The license from VCPMC allows you to use the author's rights in musical works (including the lyrics and the melody expressed in musical notation).

However, when playing background music at your business premises, you are not only using the musical work but also the sound recording (which includes the audible sound elements). Therefore, you need a license for the related rights in the sound recording, which is provided by IPCC.