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Background music your business owes nobody for

The Oktava catalog is not in any collecting society's repertoire: play it at your location — no society license is needed for our catalog. Proof included: a named certificate with QR verification and a playback log.

No card required. The player works offline. One subscription = one location.

Our catalog is outside the repertoire of
✗ GEMA · GVL✗ SACEM · SPRE✗ Buma · Sena✗ SGAE · AGEDI · AIE✗ OneMusic✗ Entandem
How it works

Music, paperwork included

Four short scenes: why it's legal, how you start, why the on-site player needs no account — and how music begins at your location.

Our catalog belongs to us — not to the societies

Collecting societies can only charge for music from their repertoire. The Oktava catalog is original work whose rights belong entirely to the service — it is not in any society's register, so playing it at your location needs no society license. You get a named certificate and a playback log that shows exactly what was played.

For our catalog no society license is needed. Radio or Spotify at the location — that's a different story.

From sign-up to music in one sitting

Create an account, pick your country, add your location's address — and press play. The trial lasts 14 days without a card; documents come as watermarked previews until you subscribe.

14 days free · no card required

You manage. The location just plays.

Everything is controlled from your dashboard: channels, broadcast hours, documents. The screen at the location simply opens a link — no account, no password to hand to staff. If the connection drops, the player keeps playing offline.

The player can only play the Oktava catalog — no radio, no personal files.

Any tablet with speakers will do

Open the location link or scan its QR code — the player activates itself and goes on air. Every played track lands in the playback log, which you can export and show to an inspector.

An old Android tablet works fine.

Proof on file

Documents are the point, not an afterthought

In this business the best ad is a certificate you can hand to an inspector. Every account gets three documents:

QR-verifiable

Named certificate

Issued to your legal entity, with a number, validity dates and a QR code that leads to a public verification page.

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Staff memo

One page that tells your team what to say when someone asks about the music in the room.

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Playback log

An append-only record of every track played at your location — exportable whenever you need it.

Proof on file

No society fees.
No royalties.
Documented.

Every track is original and owned outright by the service — outside authors' and neighbouring-rights societies alike. If anyone ever asks, the paperwork is one click away.

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Pricing

One subscription per location

Every feature included. One price replaces both the society fees and a music service subscription.

€15 / month
per location
  • ✓Full catalog and all channels
  • ✓Offline player, any device with a browser
  • ✓Certificate, staff memo, playback log
  • ✓Cancel anytime — the paid period stays yours
€150 / year
per location · 2 months free
  • ✓Full catalog and all channels
  • ✓Offline player, any device with a browser
  • ✓Certificate, staff memo, playback log
  • ✓Cancel anytime — the paid period stays yours

No card required. The player works offline. One subscription = one location.

FAQ

Questions owners actually ask

Is it really legal to play Oktava without paying the societies?

Yes — for our catalog. Collecting societies can only charge for works from their repertoire. The Oktava catalog is original music whose rights belong to the service and which is not registered with any society — authors' or neighbouring-rights. Radio, Spotify or your own playlists are a different case: those do require a license.

I got a letter from a collecting society. What do I do?

Reply that your location plays the Oktava catalog, and attach the certificate plus a playback log export. A ready reply template is in the dashboard. Societies can only claim payment for their repertoire — your documents show it isn't being played.

Why can't I just play Spotify?

Consumer streaming covers personal listening, not playback in a business. Playing Spotify at a location still requires society licenses — and Spotify's own terms forbid commercial use.

What if the internet goes down?

The player caches its channel ahead of time and keeps playing offline. Playback events queue locally and sync when the connection returns — the log stays complete.

I have several locations.

Each location gets its own player link and its own line in the subscription. Pricing is per location; excluding a location reduces the next charge automatically.

Can I cancel?

Anytime, from the dashboard. The subscription runs to the end of the paid period; after that the certificate is marked inactive on its public verification page.

Calm, documented background music

Start today: the trial is 14 days, and your certificate preview is ready right after sign-up.