A license is a grant to a "user" permitting use of a copyright for any of the following: - Mechanical (records, tapes, CDS).
- Non-dramatic performance (public performance of a song over radio/TV/club/hotel/concerts).
- Grand Rights (dramatic performance of a musical work, musical comedy, play, opera, operetta, or ballet).
- Synchronization (the use of a musical composition on the soundtrack of an audio/visual work for theatrical exhibition or television).
- Print (sheet music, folios, songbooks or other printed editions. The grant is usually made for a specified period of time and for a designated
- Commercial (the use of a musical composition as part of an advertisement).
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