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<div class="ydp62bda12byqt7504269041" id="ydp62bda12byqt38664">I don't know about licensing background music specifically. But, for invitation-only types of events, those are private evens that don't need performance royalties. So, you can use your own music library, or one of the on-line streaming services. <br></div><div class="ydp62bda12byqt7504269041"><br></div><div class="ydp62bda12byqt7504269041">For public events, those need to be licensed. Whether the event is free or paid, doesn't change that. The exception would be if a license holder gave permission for some particular library of songs to be used for free.</div><div class="ydp62bda12byqt7504269041"><br></div><div class="ydp62bda12byqt7504269041">-Joe<br clear="none"></div></div><div id="ydp62bda12byahoo_quoted_9455130129" class="ydp62bda12byahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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