{"id":16033,"date":"2022-02-28T14:13:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geamusic.gr\/frequent-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:00:27","slug":"frequent-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geamusic.gr\/en\/frequent-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; pix_bg_grdient=&#8221;bg-gradient-dark&#8221; fade_in_opacity=&#8221;pix-opacity-4&#8243; pix_over_visibility=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_divider_select=&#8221;19&#8243; b_has_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; b_1_color=&#8221;#f8f9fa&#8221; b_2_is_gradient=&#8221;true&#8221; b_2_color=&#8221;#c01f3d&#8221; b_2_color_2=&#8221;#f26c64&#8243; b_2_animation=&#8221;fade-in-up&#8221; b_3_animation=&#8221;fade-in-up&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1646064334922{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; b_custom_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; fade_in_intro=&#8221;14023&#8243;][vc_row full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588897424083{padding-bottom: 100px !important;}&#8221;]<div id=\"sliding-text-17232563\" class=\"mb-3 text-left  vc_custom_1646047762466\"><h2 class=\"mb-32 pix-sliding-headline-2 animate-in font-weight-bold secondary-font \" data-anim-type=\"pix-sliding-text\" pix-anim-delay=\"500\" data-class=\"secondary-font text-white\" style=\"\"><span class=\"slide-in-container \"><span class=\"pix-sliding-item secondary-font text-white\" style=\"transition-delay: 0ms;\">Frequent&#32;<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"slide-in-container \"><span class=\"pix-sliding-item secondary-font text-white\" style=\"transition-delay: 150ms;\">questions&#32;<\/span><\/span> <\/h2><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; bottom_divider_select=&#8221;19&#8243; b_has_animation=&#8221;true&#8221; b_1_color=&#8221;#f8f9fa&#8221; b_2_is_gradient=&#8221;true&#8221; b_2_color=&#8221;#c01f3d&#8221; b_2_color_2=&#8221;#f26c64&#8243; pix_particles_check=&#8221;&#8221; responsive_css=&#8221;{&#8220;pix_res_sm_mt&#8220;:&#8220;10&#8220;,&#8220;pix_res_sm_mb&#8220;:&#8220;10&#8220;,&#8220;pix_res_md_mt&#8220;:&#8220;20&#8220;,&#8220;pix_res_md_mb&#8220;:&#8220;20&#8220;}&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1640110860535{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221; b_custom_height=&#8221;80px&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"accordion w-100 accordion-card bg-white2 rounded-lg2 \" id=\"accordion-1646048151364-abefff19-b1c3\"><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646048151407-5f7ac0d2-6917\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646048151407-5f7ac0d2-6917\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646048151407-5f7ac0d2-6917\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >Accordion Title<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646048151407-5f7ac0d2-6917\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646048151407-5f7ac0d2-6917\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]&#8221;Public Performance&#8221; is any use \/ execution \/ presentation of the work that makes the work accessible to a wider circle of people than close circle of family, friends and the immediate social environment, regardless of whether the persons of this wider circle are in the same or in different places.\r\nIf the use of music takes place outside a narrow personal circle purely for personal enjoyment and is not used in a public place (such as a store or a doctor&#8217;s office), it is not considered public performance.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646048151439-bcaf62be-2ad5\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646048151439-bcaf62be-2ad5\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646048151439-bcaf62be-2ad5\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >What is the difference between using music as useful or necessary for business?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646048151439-bcaf62be-2ad5\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646048151439-bcaf62be-2ad5\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Music is useful when it improves the atmosphere, for example through a radio or a central sound system in offices, cafes, restaurants, parking lots, etc. Music is essential for entertainment when it is emphatically present as dance music in public places such as nightclubs etc.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646048359512-5518f15e-37ac\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646048359512-5518f15e-37ac\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646048359512-5518f15e-37ac\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >Do I need a license every time I play music?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646048359512-5518f15e-37ac\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646048359512-5518f15e-37ac\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Permission is required if customers or staff are able to listen to the music. In this case you will pay an annual fee for your leave, as defined by our published payroll.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646048404718-d4afde86-5cf4\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646048404718-d4afde86-5cf4\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646048404718-d4afde86-5cf4\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >We get our music from a music coverage service provider, so we have already paid for it. Do we have to pay GEA as well?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646048404718-d4afde86-5cf4\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646048404718-d4afde86-5cf4\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text] In these cases, you have paid for the music as a product, which is separate from the license to use \/ present \/ perform the music in public. For public Performance, relevant fees will have to be paid to GEA and the copyright collection agencies (EDEM , AUTODIA).[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646048438436-8def59f3-55dc\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646048438436-8def59f3-55dc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646048438436-8def59f3-55dc\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >We use waiting music in our call center, as well as music in our company restaurant. Does that mean you need two licenses?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646048438436-8def59f3-55dc\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646048438436-8def59f3-55dc\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Right. You need a separate license for each form of music use, in this case for the standby music in your call center and for the music in the company restaurant. However, you will be billed with a single invoice.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049559229-f874119a-7a66\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049559229-f874119a-7a66\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049559229-f874119a-7a66\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >Our Union organizes an annual event. Do we need a license for this?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049559229-f874119a-7a66\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049559229-f874119a-7a66\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Yes, regardless of whether the music is played all year round or only during a single event \/ activity, licensing is always a legal obligation. You can obtain a special GEA license for a short time or for a single event \/ activity.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049591437-16148607-fbfb\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049591437-16148607-fbfb\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049591437-16148607-fbfb\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >In our mall you can hear music only during the holidays in December. Is there a license available for this use?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049591437-16148607-fbfb\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049591437-16148607-fbfb\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Yes, it exists and can be obtained through GEA. You can get a similar license for other periods of time or for specific holidays, such as Halloween.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049619530-534f1a5d-4f50\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049619530-534f1a5d-4f50\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049619530-534f1a5d-4f50\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >I have many stores where music is used. How do I get permission for them?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049619530-534f1a5d-4f50\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049619530-534f1a5d-4f50\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Music use must be licensed for each store separately. To do this, use the application form on our website. If you prefer a single invoice, you can request it at no extra charge.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049645487-98d06ff4-a29f\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049645487-98d06ff4-a29f\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049645487-98d06ff4-a29f\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >Do small, non-profit associations \/ organizations made up of volunteers need a license?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049645487-98d06ff4-a29f\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049645487-98d06ff4-a29f\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Permission is required whenever music is used outside the personal circle, as mentioned in the &#8220;Music Users&#8221; category. The law does not distinguish between for-profit and non-profit organizations. Therefore, even if your organization is non-profit and works with volunteers, you will need to have a license to pay GEA.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049672464-80da7775-8cb8\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049672464-80da7775-8cb8\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049672464-80da7775-8cb8\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >I am a beautician and I only accept a few clients a week. Do I have to pay full royalties?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049672464-80da7775-8cb8\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049672464-80da7775-8cb8\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Yes of course. However, factors such as your limited business hours and area of business have already been incorporated and counted in the payroll.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049695248-54da3677-5544\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049695248-54da3677-5544\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049695248-54da3677-5544\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >We use music on our website. Do we need a license for this?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049695248-54da3677-5544\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049695248-54da3677-5544\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]It depends on how the music is used. If the music starts automatically every time users visit your page, then you need a license from GEA. However, if visitors have to choose to start the music themselves and can choose what they will see or hear, then this is an &#8220;on-demand&#8221; use, and GEA will not be allowed to pay. The rights for this use are provided directly by the record companies.\r\nFor more information, both on the music &#8220;on request&#8221; and on the use of music videos, you should contact the Organization for the Collective Management of the Rights of Producers of Audio or Audio and Video Materials (GRAMMO) and the organizations ERATO and APOLLO.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049751124-3f365564-33d6\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049751124-3f365564-33d6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049751124-3f365564-33d6\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >I only have one TV in my shop. Do I have to pay royalties to GEA again?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049751124-3f365564-33d6\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049751124-3f365564-33d6\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Yes, you do need a license to play music, regardless of the equipment you use for this purpose. This also applies to the channels you usually tune in to.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049772689-4482675c-4ee8\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049772689-4482675c-4ee8\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049772689-4482675c-4ee8\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >I only use music from composers who have been dead for more than 70 years. Do I need a GEA license?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049772689-4482675c-4ee8\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049772689-4482675c-4ee8\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]This period (70 years after the creator&#8217;s death) is linked to the protection provided for copyright (for composers \/ lyricists, managed by EDEM and AUTODIA.\r\nGEA, however, manages related rights on behalf of performers, performers and record producers, which are subject to different terms of protection. A piece of music is protected for 70 years after the material integration or if it has been legally published 70 years after the first legal publication. It is noted that in no case can this time be less than the lifetime of the beneficiary.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049819968-c80c8315-de6c\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049819968-c80c8315-de6c\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049819968-c80c8315-de6c\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >How is the fee I will pay determined?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049819968-c80c8315-de6c\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049819968-c80c8315-de6c\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Pursuant to Article 23, paragraph 2 of Law 4481\/2017, GEA is required to draw up and make available to the public a tariff table, namely a detailed list of the fees it claims from users of recorded music.The fees provided therein are determined on the basis of objective criteria, such as, for example, the usefulness of music for the exercise of the business activity, the extent of use, the nature of the business activity, and others.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049910710-6139f06e-a6c9\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049910710-6139f06e-a6c9\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049910710-6139f06e-a6c9\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >What if I do not pay?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049910710-6139f06e-a6c9\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049910710-6139f06e-a6c9\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]According to the current legislation, you have violated the law and legal procedures will be followed for its collection, while you will be additionally charged with court costs.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049881231-e33c869a-fac0\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049881231-e33c869a-fac0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049881231-e33c869a-fac0\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >How does GEA monitor the use of music by businesses?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049881231-e33c869a-fac0\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049881231-e33c869a-fac0\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]The GEA audit team conducts inspections of businesses \/ music users.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646050153671-d8a50e67-218f\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646050153671-d8a50e67-218f\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646050153671-d8a50e67-218f\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >Where do the amounts that GEA receives go?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646050153671-d8a50e67-218f\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646050153671-d8a50e67-218f\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]GEA, which is a civil non-profit organization, is responsible for calculating and distributing the rights to the organizations of musicians (APOLLO), singers (ERATO) and producers (GRAMMO), who are then responsible for the distribution. of money to the beneficiaries.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646050240185-a56e0390-cbcc\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646050240185-a56e0390-cbcc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646050240185-a56e0390-cbcc\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >How are music usage rights defined in other countries?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646050240185-a56e0390-cbcc\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646050240185-a56e0390-cbcc\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]Both copyright and related rights are protected in most countries by respective laws. In particular, the countries of the European Union must have legislation that is in line with European directives, as is already the case.[\/vc_column_text]\n             <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"card \">\n           <div class=\"card-header bg-white pix-mb-10 shadow-sm rounded-lg\" id=\"heading1646049849336-2191952d-88e6\">\n               <button class=\"btn btn-link text-left rounded-lg bg-transparent\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse1646049849336-2191952d-88e6\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse1646049849336-2191952d-88e6\" ><i class=\"pixicon-question-circle text-secondary text-20 pix-mr-10\" ><\/i> <span class=\"font-weight-bold text-heading-default\" >My details have changed. How can I update?<\/span><\/button>\n           <\/div>\n           <div id=\"collapse1646049849336-2191952d-88e6\" class=\"collapse  \" aria-labelledby=\"heading1646049849336-2191952d-88e6\">\n             <div class=\"card-body\">\n                 [vc_column_text]The change of address must always be submitted in writing. 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