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Malaysia live
Background music in Malaysia venues
Malaysia is three doors for recorded music: MACP (works) + PPM (recordings) + RPM (performers). Not Indonesia’s single LMKN window, not Vietnam’s VCPMC+RIAV pair. MACP alone is never the full bill.
- Number / status: MACP restaurant/café mechanical music (tariff window cited on MACP site for 1 Apr 2026–31 Mar 2027): first 50 seats RM896.24 + RM8.96 per extra seat — authors’ works only. PPM and RPM publish separate tariffs; add those before budgeting.
- Who to pay: MACP · PPM · RPM. Keep the invoice / licence in the premises’ name and address.
- Not this: A final invoice from Thon · legal advice · collecting for CMOs. Verify before you wire.
Example — MACP restaurant/café mechanical music (tariff window cited on MACP site for 1 Apr 2026–31 Mar 2027): first 50 seats RM896.24 + RM8.96 per extra seat — authors’ works only. PPM and RPM publish separate tariffs; add those before budgeting.
Kafe 50 seats → /my/app/ ≈ RM896.24/năm (MACP works). Cộng PPM+RPM. Không lấy Rp ghế Indonesia.
Who to pay
- MACP — Musical works — authors & publishers (Copyright Act 1987 collective licensing) · site
- PPM — Sound recordings — labels; required when playing recorded tracks
- RPM — Performers’ rights — third door for many recorded uses
Proof — what to keep
- MACP certificate for the outlet
- PPM certificate (recorded music)
- RPM certificate when applicable
- Seat or floor basis matching each body’s invoice
Legal basis
- Copyright Act 1987 (Malaysia)
- MACP published tariffs (annual CPI-linked windows)
- PPM / RPM published tariffs — separate instruments
Three doors, not one
Live band without backing tracks may be MACP-only. Spotify/TV/karaoke recordings usually need MACP+PPM+RPM. Indonesia’s LMKN collapses collection nationally; Malaysia does not.
Not Vietnam maths
Do not convert NĐ 17 m² × hệ số đô thị into ringgit. MACP uses seats/capacity bands; other bodies use their own units.
ART pressure
U.S.–Malaysia reciprocal-trade IP commitments raise the cost of ‘we only paid one society’. Keep all three proofs.