Our music licensing class does not enable us to cover artists who are truly independent. 

What does "truly independent" mean? 

This means that the artist has not submitted their material to a record label or Performance Rights Organization to be covered or represented by them. For example, perhaps they only play at open mic nights or have never released their material. If you receive direct (email or written) permission from the musician(s) permitting use of their tracks on your station, they are effectively allowing you to play their tracks without expectations of royalty compensation.

Our music licenses from BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, GMR and AllTrack (as well as their Canadian counterparts SOCAN and Re:Sound, and U.K. counterparts PPL and PRS for Music) cover approximately 99.9% of all commercially produced music for composers and performers. If your collection is derived from major record labels, then you are covered with a standard Live365 Broadcaster package, as most musicians are covered/represented by these PROs (Performing Rights Organizations). These PROs also have reciprocal agreements with international PROs. This means that it is also legal to play foreign music on your station.