Heal Music, a customized in-store music service for gyms (fitness centers), officially launched its service last August, and the Korea Copyright Protection Agency (KCOPA) will issue a copyright clean sticker as part of its copyright protection campaign.
On the 28th, Live Music, an integrated collective management organization for performance rights, said, "While providing the customized music service Heal Music for fitness centers, in connection with the Korea Copyright Protection Agency's copyright protection campaign, we will issue a copyright clean sticker," it said. These measures appear intended to minimize disputes between fitness centers and copyright organizations while raising awareness of copyright protection.
Heal Music is a "Copyright Clean" in-store music service composed of works from the three music copyright organizations, providing a convenient environment to legally use music in stores without complicated procedures or worries about litigation. In particular, Heal Music is the country's first win-win model in which music copyright organizations substantially discounted performance fees for small business owners, and it has drawn attention as a case in which rights holders and users, who had previously clashed over copyright litigation, shifted to a cooperative relationship.
In the case of fitness centers, legal disputes such as lawsuits and criminal complaints, including alleged trespassing, frequently arose with copyright organizations, but if they receive and attach the "Copyright Clean" sticker to their store, it will indicate that they are a "Copyright Clean" establishment and can avoid such disputes."
Also, "When a store uses a personal listening online music service like YouTube, it may violate the terms of service by exceeding the scope of 'private use' and face the risk of being sued; in contrast, Heal Music is a service with copyright resolved, so it can be used easily and conveniently 'one-stop' without such worries," it said.
Meanwhile, information and application methods for the Heal Music service can be found on Live Music's official website, and applications to use performance royalties for music can be made through the Copyright Business Support Center (Korea Copyright Commission (KCC)).
[Photo] Live Music
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