Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain a Music License, the applicant has to approach the South African Music Rights Organization link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned office.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgement receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. For further process, the applicant has to follow the instruction given by the officer.
13. This entire process can be completed within 2- 4 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

• Application form
• Identity document (ID)
• Proof of residential address e.g. Utility account.
• Citizenship card
• Qualification certificate
• Fee receipt

South African Music Rights Organization
ADDRESS
20 De Korte Street,
Braamfontein, 2001,
South Africa

POSTAL
P.O. Box 31609, ​
Braamfontein, ​
Johannesburg, ​
South Africa, ​2017
Contact - +27 11 712 8000
Fax: +27 (0) 86 674 4391
Email - customerservices@samro.org.za
Contact link

• Any venue, business, or person that plays background, recorded, broadcast, or live music in public must get a music usage license from SAMRO.

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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• This entire process can be completed within 2- 4 weeks or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name
• Address
• Contact number
• Nationality ID number
• Mailing address
• City
• ZIP Code
• Email ID
• Qualified details
• Details of Music
• The Notification of the form of the work
• Date
• Signature

• Purchasing a Music Usage Licence from SAMRO permits Music Users to play music publicly at their businesses or venues. The funds collected are called “license fees”. These fees are then passed on to people who made the music as royalty income.

For more information Link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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