New regulations have been gazetted requiring a licence to play songs at weddings, parties, banks, supermarkets, private and corporate events, and DJ shows. The gazette was issued as a measure to protect intellectual property rights. The regulations g
For DJ events
DJ events with fewer than 100 persons, 100-300 persons and more than 300 persons require licence fees of Rs. The licence fee for live music events in the same capacity categories will be Rs. Private or corporate events involving either live music or hybrid music will require payment of Rs.
Summarised from Sri Lanka Mirror
Organisations- National Intellectual Property Office2
- Indian Performing Rights Society2
- Association of Creators and Publishers of Sri Lanka
- Association of Creators and Publishers of Sri
- Municipal Council
- Urban Council
- Sunday Times
Places- Sri Lanka2
- India2
- Pradeshiya Sabha
Keywords- regulations2
- licence2
- events2
- supermarkets
- organisers
- gazetted
- required
- weddings
- private
- public
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