Licensing

In-store Advertising

AVLA's Licensees are permitted to include in-store advertising on programs containing copies of sound recordings and/or music videos, conditional upon the following:

Conditions of In-Store Advertising

  • All advertising must be in-store, i.e. relate to the products or services sold or provided by the commercial subscriber who is leasing the programs containing in-store advertising; for example, if your client is a restaurant, you cannot advertise the clothing store down the street.
  • AVLA's members have the right to approve all scripts - you must submit scripts to AVLA for approval prior to including advertising on the programs.
  • You may not use sound recordings owned by our members as a soundtrack to the in-store ads.
  • In-store ads may not interrupt any sound recording owned by our members - there must be a discernible buffer between the end of the sound recording and the beginning of the ad, and the end of the ad and the beginning of the sound recording.

Licence Fees
An increased licence fee is associated with in-store advertising as follows:

Without In-Store Advertising With In-Store Advertising
15% of Gross Lease Revenue 20% of Gross Lease Revenue
CD $.10 per copy per sound recording $.15 per copy per sound recording
CD-R $.22 per copy per sound recording $.44 per copy per sound recording
DVD $.20 per copy per music video $.30 per copy per music video
DVD-R$.44 per copy per music video $.88 per copy per music video

 

Restrictions
In-store ads may not advertise the following:\

  • alcohol
  • tobacco products
  • political endorsements

 

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