Regulation & Codes of Practice


A) What are the names of the two companies that licence radio stations to play music?


□ MLA & RPS


□ PPL & PRS


□ PPS & PSS


For a bonus point, what do the above acronyms stand for:


B) Performing Rights Society


C) Phonographic Performance Limited

D) What else do the above companies collect and distribute for music artists/songwriters/publishers?

They collect royalties.

E) What would happen if a shop / club / radio station didn't purchase licences from these bodies and were found out by the PRS/PPL?

They would be fined if they were found out.


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F) What is the name of the regulator of the Broadcast and Telecommunications Industries?


OFCOM

G The document that sets out the principles, meanings and "practices to be followed” by the Broadcast industries is called the:




The Broadcasting Code




H) Name three of the areas (sections) of the “Code” and two examples of what that section states you cannot do on Radio.

Protecting the Under-Eighteens

- No violence or drugs

Religion

- A religious group must not be abused

Privacy

- Infringement of privacy must have the person's content or be warranted