Do You Need An ASCAP License?

A public performance is one that occurs either in a public place where people gather (other than a small circle of a family or social acquaintances). A public performance is also one that is transmitted to the public, for example, radio or TV broadcasts, and via the Internet.
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Colleges & Universities, Concert Presenters, Music Venues & Clubs, Convention & Trade Shows, Fitness Clubs, Hotels, Local Government Entities, Radio & Television Stations and Networks, Mobile Entertainment, Websites, Retail Stores and music users in a wide variety of other industries. See the complete list of ASCAP license types on this website. There are over 100 different ASCAP rate schedules covering almost all businesses that perform music.

ASCAP members who write musical plays, operas, or ballet scores deal directly with those who want to perform their works "dramatically." The ASCAP license does authorize non-dramatic performances of songs from dramatic productions.

on a CD, tape, or as part of an audio-visual work such as a motion picture, video or TV program. Those rights, known as mechanical and synchronization ("synch") rights, are licensed by writers or publishers.

nor does it license rights to make adaptations or arrangements.

However, artists/musicians who are songwriters can become ASCAP members. ASCAP licenses the performance rights for the music of its members.