Circus performance - a stage entertainment show featuring, among other elements, acrobatics, juggling, and comedic acts, during which protected works from the ACUM repertoire are publicly performed in a non-dramatic manner.
The fee for a single performance in 2026 is NIS 288 + VAT.
Starting in 2027, the circus rates are as follows:
Circus performance with up to 500 attendees - the license fee is NIS 288 + VAT per performance.
Circus performance with over 500 attendees - a surcharge applies to the base fee of NIS 288 + VAT, consisting of NIS 1.15 + VAT for each attendee beyond the initial 500.
Example: For a circus performance with 950 attendees, the license fee would be:
NIS 288 + VAT for the first 500 attendees, plus NIS 1.15 + VAT for the additional 450 attendees, totaling NIS 805.5 + VAT.
Clarification: The aforementioned amounts apply to 2026; in 2027, they will be updated in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase.
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.
