Owning a recording or paying for a streaming service does not by itself settle every public-use permission. Ask the relevant rights bodies and rights holders about the exact use.
Music performance, copying music, using a song in a film, livestreaming, posting a recording, and performing a play can involve different permissions. In Canada, Entandem is one starting point for public-performance music licensing; it does not settle every other right.1
Do not assume a free event, a school-like setting, or nonprofit status automatically removes all duties. Have someone qualified review the program's actual use and applicable exceptions.
Keep a rights log. Record the work, creator, source, intended use, permission, limits, credit wording, and expiry. If rights are unclear, choose original work or material whose permitted use you have checked.
Participants' work also needs respect. Explain ownership and the limited permissions the camp requests for display or sharing. Do not claim broad commercial rights to every child's creation as an unnoticed condition of attendance.
For joint work, agree how credit and copies will be handled. Do not promise exclusive ownership of a group film to one family.
Your task: Review the rights log before rehearsals depend on material you may not be allowed to use.
Sources for this page
- Entandem, Music licensing for concerts. Canadian public-performance music licensing. Other uses and other rights need separate checks. ↩