The current New Zealand terms support no additional collective music-rights payment for ordinary background playback of only the supplied Open Hours repertoire. This is a direct-permission inference, not OneMusic approval, blanket venue coverage or cancellation of an existing agreement.
Hear the music this permission accompanies
What OneMusic’s other-permissions distinction means
OneMusic NZ’s notice recognises businesses that do not play its covered music or have other permissions in place. It asks readers to consider music in all forms, including streaming, radio, television, live performance and telephone music on hold, and says it may verify other permissions.
The Open Hours offer is based on permission for the supplied recordings and underlying music that Escalera Labs controls. Its New Zealand country terms apply that basis to ordinary venue-background playback of this repertoire. The linked OneMusic page is context for the distinction; it is not an endorsement of Open Hours.
Look beyond the main background player
A cafe’s daily soundtrack may be only one part of its music use. Television audio, a live performance, music on hold or a staff member’s separate streaming account must also be considered when assessing the business as a whole. Your Open Hours subscription does not extend permission to those sources.
Before replacing music, list what will remain and check the scope and cancellation terms of existing society or supplier agreements. A new Open Hours subscription, or reading a no-licence-required notice, does not automatically end another agreement.
- Include occasional music and sources outside opening hours.
- Separate the Open Hours background programme from other music use.
- Retain the catalogue permission and current coverage record.
- Recheck the arrangements if you later add another source or use.
Choose the offer for your New Zealand venue
Create an account, enter New Zealand as the country where the venue music will play, and review the applicable monthly or annual plan. That journey shows the current amount, currency, tax presentation, licence and country/use conditions. Browsing in English does not select the country for you.
The seven-day trial requires a card and turns into the selected paid subscription unless you cancel before it ends. Annual plans are paid upfront. You can cancel to avoid the next renewal, with access continuing until the current paid period ends.
Keep ordinary background use distinct
The background plan does not cover a separate fitness-class or event service, hotel guest-room distribution, broadcast or internet retransmission, resale, redistribution of downloads, or music in videos and advertising. A different use needs an offer that expressly covers it.
For example, music accompanying a hotel lobby’s normal operation is a different use from distributing separate music to guest rooms. The initial plan also permits one simultaneous stream; independent room soundtracks need an allowance that supports them.
Keep a permission record that someone can follow
Keep the Open Hours licence and its local country/use conditions with your venue’s coverage details. If someone asks about the music, the useful answer identifies the service, supplied repertoire, covered venue and active permission. It does not depend on a claim that all original or generated music is exempt.
Contact Open Hours if a rights claim concerns a supplied recording. We will investigate using the shared catalogue records and applicable conditions. An outside recording added through another service belongs to a separate permission question.
Test normal hours and the dates that change them
Full playback runs through your account. Keep the browser awake and connected to the internet, and test the device and speaker connection before your first service. Stations play continuously in a shuffled order; collections play their ordered selections and stop after the selected ending. Save a weekly schedule if the music should change between opening, busier hours and closing.
If a holiday or special date changes your opening hours, save the relevant date schedule rather than relying on a public planning draft. Check that the intended music or silence is saved, then try the playback device through a normal day. The current browser service requires connectivity and does not promise offline or locked-device playback.
Put it into practice.
Simple licensing
Original music and a direct business-use licence in one subscription. See what royalty-free means, which uses are covered and how your local offer works.
Soundtrack and Open Hours
Compare Soundtrack with Open Hours: familiar artists or original music, playlist imports, daily operation and venue scope. Hear samples and choose what fits.
Hotels
Original hotel background music for breakfast, reception and the lounge. Explore stations, scheduling and the venue scope of your local subscription.
Plan music for special dates
Use a special-date override for different music or a closure in Open Hours. Understand venue timezones, whole-day rules, drafts, overnight carry and saved playback.
Australia background coverage
Check Open Hours coverage in Australia: recording and musical-work permission, the supplied-catalogue boundary, existing music sources and your venue’s plan.