Updated July 2015
FITNESS CENTRES & INSTRUCTORS
Licensing Enquiries 1300 852 388 [email protected] www.apraamcos.com.au
This licence covers fitness centres and
fitness & wellbeing instructors who operate
in locations other than a fitness centre.
How much does it cost?
1.
It does not cover music in recreation and leisure centres
or music in fitness facilities available in hotels, motels
and other accommodation which are covered under
other licence agreements..
Music is an essential part of your fitness centre and
fitness and wellbeing business. This licence allows you
to use music from any legal source, to keep your clients
working out, feeling better and looking great.
An APRA AMCOS licence meets your Copyright Act
obligations and ensures the songwriters and composers
who create the music are paid fairly for their work.
2.
Music in fitness classes includes
pre-choreographed group fitness classes,
including but not limited to the fitness class
index*
At the start of the year depending on your
class size mix, choose Tariff A or B (whichever
calculation gives you the lower fee). This tariff
will apply for the full year.
Tariff A: $2.61 per class
Tariff B: $1.57 per class for classes with 10 or
fewer people AND $3.66 per class for each class
with more than 10 people
Background music used in your centre or in your
business location on any device including music
systems, radio, TVs, tablets, CDs, hard drives and
cardio machines.
$0.825 per year, per member of your fitness
centre or business with a minimum annual fee
of $192.50
Virtual fitness classes directed by a fitness
instructor in a video presentation and performed
using a pre-recorded medium. It does not
include tuition from a live, in-class instructor and
it must be made available by the fitness centre
to individual users on demand.
$0.11 per year, per member with a minimum
fee of $55.00
Member: someone who has an agreement with you to use
your facilities.
3.
4.
For your first Licence Year, that is the first licence granted
to you by APRA AMCOS, your provisional and actual fee will
be based on your Centre or business’s average membership.
This is calculated by adding the number of members at your
commencement date to the number of members at your first
anniversary and dividing that number by two.
Music on Devices for use in your centre or
business (on a tablet or smartphone)
$151.80 to copy up to 500 tracks
$252.98 to copy up to 1,000 tracks
Music on Devices for Music on Hold
$37.87 for 1-5 external phone lines
More than five phone lines or 1000 tracks? Contact us
Music on hold for your fitness centre or business
phones.
$151.47 for 1-5 external phone lines
More than five phone lines? Contact us.
Rates include 10% GST and are not negotiable. Rebates may be
available for franchisors.
Licence fees are renewed and reassessed yearly to take
into account changes in your music use.
FITNESS CENTRES & INSTRUCTORS
Licensing Enquiries 1300 852 388 [email protected] www.apraamcos.com.au
Example
A gym holds 14 scheduled fitness classes a week (spin, zumba, etc.) in the aerobics and cycle studio and offers
virtual fitness classes. A smartphone or tablet is used for background music that is also heard in the weights area
and changing rooms. The gym has 800 members.
TYPE OF USE
TARIFF
CALCULATION
COST
Fitness Classes
Fitness Tariff A
14 classes x 52 weeks x $2.61
Background music
(music systems, smartphone, TVs,
cardio screens etc)
Background music
800 members x $0.825
$660.00
Virtual Fitness Classes
Virtual Fitness Classes
800 members x $0.11
$88.00
Copying to tablet (1000 tracks)
Background music copying
$1,900.08
$252.98
TOTAL
$2,901.06
If you have some small classes, you can reduce costs by choosing Tariff B at the start of the licence year. See below:
TYPE OF USE
TARIFF
CALCULATION
COST
Fitness Classes (more than 10 people)
Fitness Tariff B
5 classes x 52 weeks x $3.66
$951.60
Fitness Classes (10 or fewer people)
Fitness Tariff B
9 classes x 52 weeks x $1.57
$734.76
Background music
(tablet, TVs, cardio screens etc.)
Background music
800 members x $0.825
$660.00
Virtual Fitness Classes
Virtual Fitness Classes
800 members x $0.11
$88.00
Copying to tablet (1000 tracks)
Music on Devices
$252.98
TOTAL
$2,687.34
(A saving of $213.72)
Music Means Business
Gyms with music can keep existing members happy
and attract new customers. Research suggests if your
fitness centre did NOT play music:
80%
of your clients would be less
motivated and find their workout
less enjoyable.
77%
would find a competitor who
plays music more appealing.
63% recommend you.
would be less likely to
48% would consider changing gyms!
Full details at: www.musicworksforyou.com/research
FITNESS CENTRES & INSTRUCTORS
Licensing Enquiries 1300 852 388 [email protected] www.apraamcos.com.au
What does APRA AMCOS do with my
fees?
We care about ensuring the licence fees you pay are
distributed in the most economical and accurate way
possible. We deduct our expenses from the revenue we
receive and then distribute your fees to the songwriters,
composers and music publishers whose works we have
licensed to you.
This means for every dollar we collect, about 87 cents
is returned to music creators. At around 13 per cent,
our costs compare very favourably to organisations
providing the same service overseas. For example, in the
UK the figure is about 16 per cent and about 18.5 per
cent in Germany.
• Fees from background music, music on hold and
copying go into royalty pools and are distributed
according to data on music use from radio stations,
ARIA chart placings and music video channels.
• If you use a background music supplier, we have
arrangements with many to pay your fees directly
to the music they report to us.
• Fees from fitness classes are paid 50 per cent to the
makers of aerobic and fitness CDs based on survey
advice from ACNielsen, and 50 per cent to our radio
royalty pools.
For more information on where your fees go visit our website
Do I have to go through
APRA AMCOS to play music in my
fitness centre or fitness business?
There are several different ways to get permission to
play music in your fitness centre or business.
APRA AMCOS Licence.
Our licence is a onestop shop for the world’s repertoire of music and we
believe it provides the easiest and most cost-effective
way to access public performance rights to music.
Background Music Supplier.
If you use an
authorised background music supplier to provide the
music at your premises, it may be that they can also
provide you with all the necessary music licences you
need. Feel free to contact us to see if you are already
covered.
Direct Licensing. Our members may license their
music directly to music users and you are free to discuss
this with them. You can find more details on our website
under Dealing directly with copyright owners.
Re-recorded or “PPCA-Free” Music.
Some music suppliers re-record popular tracks using
session musicians and singers. Although the product
is not the original recording, you still need our licence
because the lyrics and melodies are not changed and
remain represented by us.
Royalty-Free Music.
Some music suppliers
offer recordings of music which they say is outside our
repertoire and so does not need our licence. If you wish
to use a “Royalty-Free” music product, please contact
us and we will check whether any extra licences are
needed.
Other licences
If you are using sound recordings controlled by PPCA
(Phonographic Performance Company of Australia)
contact PPCA at [email protected] (02) 8569 1111.
What music can I use?
We’ve done the hard work for you so our licence allows
you to use any commercially released music from
around the world, including the music used in the
fitness class types listed over the page.
When do I pay?
You pay when you first take out the licence, then just
once a year. If your APRA AMCOS licence fee is more
than $500, we will put you on quarterly payments
(with no interest) or you can choose to pay once a year.
Extended payment terms are available. To find out more
contact our National and State Accounts Team on
1300 852 388.
FITNESS CENTRES & INSTRUCTORS
Licensing Enquiries 1300 852 388 [email protected] www.apraamcos.com.au
*Fitness class index
Music in fitness classes includes
pre-choreographed group fitness classes including
but not limited to:
Les Mills; currently Body Attack, Body Balance, Body
Combat, Body Jam, Body Pump, Body Step, Body Vive,
RPM, SH’BAM, CX Works and Grit
BTS; currently Group Active, Group Blast, Group
Centergy, Group Core, Group Groove, Group Kick,
Group Power Ride and R30
Radical; currently Fight Do, Factor F, Ki Max, X55,
Top Ride, Oxegeno, Power, U Bound, Radkidz and
Megadanz
Zumba; currently Step, Toning, Aqua Gold, Gold
Toning, Kids, Kids Jr, Zumbini, In The Circuit, Sentao
and Freestyle classes including but not limited to
types of classes commonly known as Abs, Cardio,
Circuit, Dance, Fatburner, Freestyle, Fusion, Hi Energy,
HIIT, Kinesis, Pilates, Pole, Powerplate, Shockwave,
Stretch, Step, Yoga, Bootcamp & Crossfit.
Comments and complaints
We care about the service we give you and we welcome
your feedback. If you’d like to comment on our service,
email [email protected].
Read about our formal complaints procedure here
Disputes
If you do not agree with how we apply this licence
to your business, with our fees, or with any of our
services, you can use our convenient alternative dispute
resolution system. Email [email protected] or call
02 9935 7900.
Read about our system at:
www.apraamcos.com.au/feedbackcentre
Copyright
You can get independent information on copyright from
the Australian Copyright Council www.copyright.org.au.
Need more information?
Contact our National and State Accounts Team
on 1300 852 388 or email [email protected].
APRA AMCOS (the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners
Society) is a collective management organisation which licenses performing, communication and reproduction
rights in music on behalf of more than 87,000 members and 124,000 licensees with 170 affiliated organisations
worldwide.
This fact sheet is a guide only. Refer to the licence for full terms and conditions.