Tariff 2025
The tariff consists of two parts depending on the use of the gym/studio:
- Annual fee for the public performance of background music only from mechanical equipment in the gym/studio space, excluding music playing in classes. See the rates according to Table 1.
- Annual fee for public performance of background music from mechanical equipment during classes in the classroom/studio. See the rates according to Table 2.
The main conditions of the license:
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Report prior to the playing of music in the area of the gym/studio
- A license to play music in a gym/studio, not including playing music in the classes held in the gym/studio - the license applicant will contact ACUM and report to it the total playing area in the gym/studio in square meters (meaning wherever the music is heard in the business, including the training area itself in the equipment room, reception, corridors, dressing rooms and more), not including rooms where classes are taking place.
- License to play music within the framework of classes - The license applicant will contact ACUM and report to it the number of days per week during which classes are held.
- Arranging annual license fees - The License Applicant shall pay ACUM the annual license fee in accordance with the parameters applicable to their Gym/Studio according to the tariff table relevant to its activity as detailed below. Businesses who intend playing music in their gym/studio as well as playing music during classes will arrange a yearly license fee for each of the uses separately, meaning they will pay for playing music by mechanical equipment in the gym/studio according to Table 1 and also for playing music in classes according to Table 2.
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A customer who arranges a license in the first year of opening his business will enjoy a discount of 10% of the rate - for the first year only.
The discount will be granted on the condition that the royalties are paid to ACUM in the first year of operation of the business and subject to providing
official documents on the date of the opening of the business.
A centralized collection discount - a gym/dance studio that acts as one legal entity and one brand, which has two branches or more, and wishes to
pay the full license fees for all of its branches, can receive a centralized collection discount at the following rates:
- Number of branches from 1 to 25 - a 10% centralized collection discount rate for a gym/studio that has two or more branches
- Number of branches from 26 to 50 - a 20% centralized collection discount rate for a gym/studio that has two or more branches
- Above 50 branches - a 30% centralized collection discount rate for a gym/studio that has two or more branches
- Partial annual activity will be charged proportionally to the months of operation.
- License restrictions: The License does not include advertising use of works including creating an association between creation/works and product/service, the use of moral rights, the use of the right to create derivative works, promotional rights, record rights, and any other rights that are not explicitly mentioned.
Table 1
Playing background music from the ACUM repertoire in the gym/studio area by mechanical equipment - not including classes
| Playback area in square meters | The amount per year in NIS (excluding VAT) |
|---|---|
| 100 | 1,921 |
| 200-101 | 2,881 |
| 250-201 | 3,583 |
| 300-251 | 4,482 |
| 350-301 | 5,625 |
| 450-351 | 7,013 |
| 451-500 | 7,196 |
| Above 501 | 211.15 for each additional 100 m2 and a proportional part of it |
Table 2
Playing background music from the ACUM repertoire in classes held in a gym/studio such as: Aerobics, body design, spinning, zumba and so on
| Frequency of activity | Amount per year in NIS (not including VAT) |
|---|---|
| One day a week | 1,265 |
| Two days a week/td> | 1,890 |
| Three days a week | 2,561 |
| Four days a week | 3,141 |
| Five days a week | 3,750 |
| Six days a week | 4,497 |
| Seven days a week | 5,244 |
General Conditions:
- The above tariffs are published by ACUM Ltd- the Authors, Composers & Music Publishers Society in Israel (hereinafter “ACUM”). The rates are determined at ACUM’s discretion and exclusive responsibility.
- These tariffs do not constitute license to use works from ACUM repertoire. To obtain a license, the client has to apply to ACUM in writing and prior the beginning of the usage of the work.
- The final license fees are calculated according to data and parameters relevant to each client. Any applicant for a license undertakes to provide ACUM with any information required for the calculation of feasible and appropriated license fees.
- ACUM reserves the right to change the tariffs from time to time.
- In case of contradiction between any terms of the published tariffs and those on the license agreed and signed by the licensee, the content of this license shall take precedence.
- The sums detailed on the tariffs do not include Value Added Tax (VAT). VAT will be added to any payment according to its legal rate, against a tax invoice as required by law.
- All the above is subject to the terms applicable to ACUM according to the determinations of the Competition Tribunal.
