National Copyright

4.6 Music on hold

Music on hold is music played to a caller while they wait to be connected or transferred to a person. Educational institutions that use music on hold should either:

• obtain a licence from where the music is published and owned by someone else
• commission original music under a contractual arrangement with a composer which provides that the copyright in the music is assigned to the institution and is not subject to APRA rights

• 1. Copyright
• 2. What can i copy / communicate?
• 3. Copying for Special Purposes
• 4. Copyright issues of interest to Schools

• 4.1 Staff copyright
• 4.2 Student copyright
• 4.3 Copyright in school photographs
• 4.4 Dealing with ICIPR
• 4.5 Linking to other websites
• 4.6 Music on hold
• 4.7 Peer to Peer Networks

• 5. How to clear rights
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Appendices