Playing music at public events

Campus events

Our department is hosting a student performance, fundraising or entertainment event. Do we need to get permission to play music at the event?

Music played on campus to a public audience does not usually fall under educational exemption. We do not have any campus-wide licenses to cover these uses. It is your responsibility under the University Policy on Booking of University Space (BP3440) to ensure that you have a license or permission from the copyright owner to play or perform copyrighted music in a public venue.

For live or pre-recorded music (including background music), check with the venue booking manager to see whether they have an existing license that covers your use. To apply for a license, please contact:

Entandem - A RE:SOUND and SOCAN company

Please contact Media Librarian Bill Blair for assistance.