Required Licensing
Covered by Mood Media

Master Rights

The right of the actual sound recording, owned by the record label and/or artist. To make a copy of the sound recording, an individual or a business requires a license from the owners.

Mechanical Rights

The right of the author, composer and publisher of the musical composition, the song’s music and lyrics, referred to legally as the “underlying musical composition.” To make a copy of the song, a business needs to secure the mechanical rights from the publisher directly or through The Harry Fox Agency who may be the publisher’s administrator.

Performance Rights

The right to publicly perform a musical composition within a business. A performance includes the use of any form of music player, including but not limited to, an mp3 or CD player or any form of broadcast, such as AM/FM or satellite radio. These rights are either administered directly from the publisher or through performing rights organizations such as ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) or SESAC.

* Please refer to our Terms of Service Section 6 "Copyright Licensing" to make sure your business is covered by the Pandora for Business background music license. Some exceptions apply.