The ERA Licensing Scheme

On behalf of its Members ERA operates a Licensing Scheme for educational use of copyright material. Uniquely serving the UK educational sector, ERA is one of a range of collecting societies which help copyright owners and performers derive an income from the licensed use of their literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works.

About the ERA Licensing Scheme

How to obtain an ERA Licence

ERA Plus

Since 1 August 2007 ERA has offered its licensees the opportunity to take out an additional licence which will enable licensed ERA Recordings to be accessed by students and teachers online...

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Latest news

  • 10.02.2011

    Discovery, National Geographic and AETN channels develop links with ERA more...

  • 10.02.2011

    FOCAL joins ERA more...

  • 10.02.2011

    Revised tariffs for the ERA Scheme from 1st April 2011 more...

  • 10.02.2011

    Revised tariffs for the ERA Plus Scheme more...

  • 17.02.2009

    Proposed revision of ERA tariffs from 1 April 2009 more...

  • 20.10.2008

    New ERA booklet available for download

  • 06.05.2008

    ERA joins Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT)

  • 01.05.2008

    Want to know about podcasts and the ERA licence?

  • 12.08.2007

    Have you heard about ERA Plus?

  • 20.05.2007

    NEW DVD labels now available from ERA - Request an order form

  • ERA broadens its certified licensing scheme for the benefit of educational establishments.