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Search for and purchase licences for all of our products. For Musicals and Nativities you will need an Annual Performance Licence; for all other products search under Annual Digital Site Licences. For general information on licensing please go to our Copyright and Licences page.
Annual Performance Licences (Musicals and Nativities)
An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform our musicals or nativities to an audience. This licence also includes many digital usage permissions so that you can use the product freely across your systems (see below for details). Click here to read more.
An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform our musicals or nativities to an audience. This licence also includes many digital usage permissions so that you can use the product freely across your systems (see below for details). Read less.
In addition, with so many of our musicals and nativities purchased in digital format, you need a legal way to install or distribute copies for use around the school or church. Your Annual Performance Licence will also cover you for the following digital usages permissions:
A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title that you use in any of these ways. Please note that if you have purchased an Out of the Ark Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product, this will cover the digital usage permissions above for these products, but does not cover the performance rights; an Annual Performance Licence will still be required to perform the musical or nativity.
A performance licence is required to perform our musicals or nativities to an audience (other than exclusively to pupils and staff). This is a worldwide copyright requirement.
- Annual Performance Licences can be purchased on product pages individually or as part of a product pack (which works out cheaper). Alternatively they can be purchased below
- The requirement for a licence is irrespective of whether admission charges are made
- All of our Annual Performance Licences cover any number of performances within the 12 months from date of ordering
- A new Annual Performance Licence will be required for any future performance(s) outside the date period printed on your current licence
In addition, with so many of our musicals and nativities purchased in digital format, you need a legal way to install or distribute copies for use around the school or church. Your Annual Performance Licence will also cover you for the following digital usages permissions:
- Perform the work to an audience (other than pupils and staff in schools). A licence is required even if it is a 'free' performance and this is a worldwide copyright requirement.
- Install Words on Screen™ song files from an eSongbook or CD ROM onto more than one computer or onto a network.
- Download Words on Screen™ song files onto more than one computer or onto a network.
- Stream Words on Screen™ songs from your Out of the Ark Music online account on multiple devices by multiple users in the same establishment, for the duration of the licence.
- Copy song files from an Audio CD onto more than one computer or onto a network.
- Copy MP3 audio files onto more than one computer or onto a network.
- Create a recording of the song/s with children singing over the top, whether with our backing track, our vocal track or your own backing track.
- Upload and share digital content to your school's intranet, restricted internet or learning platform.
- Share on public websites including the school’s website, YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Soundcloud, etc. However Out of the Ark Music must be credited and an inbound link to www.outoftheark.com must be provided. Please note that Out of the Ark Music's original recordings may not be posted to public websites except as an accompaniment to the children singing. However, as a special dispensation for Musicals and Nativities, if children are not allowed to sing for health & safety reasons, original recordings may be used instead, as long as they are part of an overall recording or stream of the whole work with the spoken parts, and not just the songs on their own.
- Permit usage of digital content at home for teachers for preparation purposes.
A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title that you use in any of these ways. Please note that if you have purchased an Out of the Ark Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product, this will cover the digital usage permissions above for these products, but does not cover the performance rights; an Annual Performance Licence will still be required to perform the musical or nativity.
Annual Digital Site Licences
An Annual Digital Site Licence will provide you with digital usage permissions so that you can use the selected product freely across your systems (see below for details). If you have 4 or more product titles that you wish to licence, buy an Out of the Ark Music Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product and save money! Click here to read more.
An Annual Digital Site Licence will provide you with digital usage permissions so that you can use the selected product freely across your systems (see below for details). If you have 4 or more product titles that you wish to licence, buy an Out of the Ark Music Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product and save money! Read less.
You will need to purchase an Annual Digital Site Licence for each individual title and renew your licence each year. Customers will receive a renewal notice by email 28 days before the end of any 12-month licence period.
With so many songbooks and audio files purchased in digital format, teachers need a legal way to install or distribute copies for use around the school. Out of the Ark’s Annual Digital Site Licences are the perfect solution! Cost-effective and flexible, our digital licences give you peace of mind so that you know you are covered for all kinds of digital usage permissions including:
- Installing Words on Screen™ song files from an eSongbook or CD ROM onto more than one computer or onto a network
- Downloading Words on Screen™ song files onto more than one computer or onto a network
- Streaming Words on Screen™ songs from your Out of the Ark Music online account on multiple devices by multiple users in the same establishment, for the duration of the licence.
- Copying song files from an Audio CD onto more than one computer or onto a network.
- Copying MP3 audio files onto more than one computer or onto a network.
- Creating a recording of the song/s with children singing over the top, whether with our backing track, our vocal track or your own backing track.
- Uploading and sharing digital content to your school's intranet, restricted internet or learning platform.
- Sharing on public websites including the school’s website, YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Soundcloud, etc. However Out of the Ark Music must be credited and an inbound link to www.outoftheark.com must be provided. Please note that Out of the Ark Music's original recordings may not be posted to public websites except as an accompaniment to the children singing. However, as a special dispensation for Musicals and Nativities, if children are not allowed to sing for health & safety reasons, original recordings may be used instead, as long as they are part of an overall recording or stream of the whole work with the spoken parts, and not just the songs on their own.
- Permitting usage of digital content at home for teachers for preparation purposes.
You will need to purchase an Annual Digital Site Licence for each individual title and renew your licence each year. Customers will receive a renewal notice by email 28 days before the end of any 12-month licence period.
Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product
If you have 4 or more product titles that you wish to licence, you may want to consider purchasing our Out of the Ark Music Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product for £39.96pa. This licence covers the same usages as the single product licence, but gives you blanket digital permissions for all Out of the Ark products (except Sparkyard) that you buy. However, it does not include the right to perform any of our musicals or nativities to an audience (other than pupils and staff) – a separate Annual Performance Licence is still required for each of those titles.
If you have 4 or more product titles that you wish to licence, you may want to consider purchasing our Out of the Ark Music Annual Digital Site Licence – Multi-Product for £39.96pa. This licence covers the same usages as the single product licence, but gives you blanket digital permissions for all Out of the Ark products (except Sparkyard) that you buy. However, it does not include the right to perform any of our musicals or nativities to an audience (other than pupils and staff) – a separate Annual Performance Licence is still required for each of those titles.
Limited Manufacture Licences
A Limited Manufacture Licence is required if you wish to distribute copies of any recording of a Musical or Nativity performance, including for fundraising. Click here to read more.
A Limited Manufacture Licence is required if you wish to distribute copies of any recording of a Musical or Nativity performance, including for fundraising. Read less.
Our Musicals and Nativities are classed as 'dramatico-musical' works (i.e. where music is combined with dramatic action) or 'Grand Rights' works. All licences to produce CDs, DVDs or memory sticks for distribution must come from us unless you are just singing a few songs from the production without acting it out.
We appreciate that you have already bought a product from us and licenced the performance and so our Limited Manufacture Licences are heavily discounted.
Our prices are as follows:
You are also allowed to charge parents for your CDs, DVDs or memory sticks on a non-commercial basis.
If you are distributing copies of a performance that is NOT a Musical or Nativity, e.g. a concert, please visit our Copyright & Licences page for further information.
Our Musicals and Nativities are classed as 'dramatico-musical' works (i.e. where music is combined with dramatic action) or 'Grand Rights' works. All licences to produce CDs, DVDs or memory sticks for distribution must come from us unless you are just singing a few songs from the production without acting it out.
We appreciate that you have already bought a product from us and licenced the performance and so our Limited Manufacture Licences are heavily discounted.
Our prices are as follows:
- £20 for up to 100 copies
£30 for up to 250 copies
£40 for up to 500 copies
£50 for up to 1000 copies
You are also allowed to charge parents for your CDs, DVDs or memory sticks on a non-commercial basis.
If you are distributing copies of a performance that is NOT a Musical or Nativity, e.g. a concert, please visit our Copyright & Licences page for further information.