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You can conclude a contract with us. How much you have to pay depends on the type of business that you have, the size of your business,… In exchange you get a licence that allows you to make free use of our repertoire.

Do you wish to use our music in your business? Then, you will have to conclude a licence with Unisono. How much you will have to pay depends on the type and size of your business. Our licence will allow you to use all music from our repertoire.

More information about our different tariffs can be found here (NL) - (FR). Or you can use MyUnisono, our handy and efficient tool that allows you to manage your licence online.

Please note: this only applies to publicly accessible rooms. If you have any questions about the use of music in companies, click here.

Further information on the general conditions can be found here.

 

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Frequently asked questions

How can I terminate my licence for daily use?

You can easily do so via the contact form on our website or at stop@unisono.be.

There are two possible scenarios:

1. You no longer use music in your business
Let us know at least 1 month before your licence expires. Please note: your licence does not expire in any case until 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year remains due in full.

Do you cancel your licence too late? Then we will automatically extend your licence by one year.

2. You cease your business activities
In this case, provide us with a document showing the exact date of termination. Possible proof of termination are:


• proof of transfer of the business;
• proof of termination of the rental agreement;
• entry in the Belgian Official Gazette;
• proof of VAT deregistration;
• proof from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises.


If you permanently cease your activities in the first 6 months of the calendar year, you are entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee paid for that year. Be sure to apply for this refund via our contact form or at stop@unisono.be.

Are you unable to provide us with proof? Then we will only terminate your licence on 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year will still be due in full.

I only play music in my business via a streaming service. Do I still have to pay Unisono?

If you have a subscription to a streaming service such as Tunify and DJ-Matic, you pay them for making their repertoire available. No more, no less. If you would only listen to this music in your private life, you would not have to pay any royalties to us.

However, because you play this music in a public place (e.g. in a shop, restaurant, café, cinema or business premises), you also have to pay performing royalties and the Fair Remuneration. These royalties must be arranged via Unisono.

Attention: you may not just use any streaming service in a public place. Streaming services such as Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, Simfy and Omnifone are only intended for personal and non-commercial use. This is clearly stated in their general terms and conditions of use.

Click here for a list of streaming services that have an agreement with Sabam and are therefore allowed to provide music to be played in public places.

How can I terminate my licence for Music in companies?

You can easily do so via the contact form on our website or at company@unisono.be.

There are two possible scenarios:

1. You no longer use music in your business
Let us know at least 1 month before your licence expires. Please note: your licence does not expire in any case until 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year remains due in full.

Do you cancel your licence too late? Then we will automatically extend your licence by one year.

2. You cease your business activities
In this case, provide us with a document showing the exact date of termination. Possible proof of termination are:


• proof of transfer of the business;
• proof of termination of the rental agreement;
• entry in the Belgian Official Gazette;
• proof of VAT deregistration;
• proof from the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises.


If you permanently cease your activities in the first 6 months of the calendar year, you are entitled to a refund of 50% of the fee paid for that year. Be sure to apply for this refund via our contact form or at company@unisono.be.

Are you unable to provide us with proof? Then we will only terminate your licence on 31 December of the current calendar year and the invoice for the current year will still be due in full.
 

Liberal profession: do I have to pay copyright royalties and the Fair Remuneration when I play music in the waiting room of my practice?

Liberal profession: do I have to pay copyright royalties and the Fair Remuneration when I play music in the waiting room of my practice?

You don’t have to pay the Fair Remuneration for playing music in your waiting room if you meet the following conditions:

  1. You practise a liberal profession*;
  2. The music can be heard through your intervention;
  3. There is a relatively fixed patient or client base;
  4. There are only a limited number of clients/patients present at the same time in the practice or waiting room;
  5. You do not intend to make a profit by playing music.

If you meet all of these conditions, you are exempt from paying the Fair Remuneration. You will however always have to pay copyright royalties for playing music in your waiting room.

If you sell goods, there is no exemption. This means pharmacists, opticians, etc. do have to pay the Fair Remuneration for playing music.

* Definition of a liberal profession: The practitioner of a liberal profession is any company that carries out a professional activity in an intellectually independent manner that mainly consists of intellectual services, has received the required training, and is subject to a disciplinary body established by law, including dentists and physiotherapists.

I only use the TV in my business for sports and news broadcasts. Why do I receive an invoice from Unisono?

Broadcasters such as CNN and Sporza also play advertising, reports and music during, before or after their sports or news broadcasts, so these include works that are represented by Unisono.

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