Welcome to AVLA

AVLA Audio-Video Licensing Agency Inc. is a non-exclusive agency that provides licences on behalf of record companies and producers for the purpose of broadcasting or duplicating audio and video recordings in Canada.

AVLA Licensing

AVLA's members are the owners or controllers in copyright of sound recordings and music videos (record companies)

AVLA's licensees have agreements with AVLA that permit them to:

  • make copies of sound recordings owned by AVLA members for the purpose of entertainment to the public, lease copies of sound recordings to commercial subscribers and transmission sound recordings via webcast; and to
  • make copies of music videos and perform music videos or for the purpose of entertainment to the public (broadcast) and lease copies of music videos to commercial subscribers.

 

  • I own the copyrights of sound recordings and / or music videos

  • I need an International Standard Recording Code

  • I want to use sound recordings and music videos

  • I make copies of sound recordings and perform them publicly