If music is played within your business premises for customers or staff; for example, through radio, TV, CD, MP3, online streaming or live performances, it is considered a ‘Public Performance’. The Copyright Ordinance [1962] requires any such usage to be licensed on behalf of the original rights owner / copyright holder to ‘perform’ said music in public.

Similarly if you are a broadcaster or digital service provider making music available to the public via Television, Radio, or the Internet you are required to acquire a licence in order to legally broadcast copyright content as per the PEMRA Licencing rules and the PEMRA Ordinance.