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UAE to charge businesses new fee for playing copyrighted music

Restaurants, cafes and hotels will need to pay an annual royalty fee to play copyrighted music on their premises from December. The royalty fees will be managed by two authorised groups – Music Nation and the Emirates Music Rights Association – and will apply to businesses that use copyrighted music commercially, including shopping malls…

UAE to charge businesses new fee for playing copyrighted music

Restaurants, cafes and hotels will need to pay an annual royalty fee to play copyrighted music on their premises from December. The royalty fees will be managed by two authorised groups – Music Nation and the Emirates Music Rights Association – and will apply to businesses that use copyrighted music commercially, including shopping malls…

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