Can I play music from a streaming service such as Spotify or Google Play to my students?
Answer
If you do not have a license to play music to students, then you must rely on an exception to copyright law called Illustration for Instruction. This allows you to make use of a "fair" amount of a copyright work for the purposes of teaching. Both Spotify’s and Google Play’s terms and conditions restrict use to “personal, non-commercial use", however, this exception has the provision of "no contractual override" which means you can still makes use of these services to play music for the purpose of teaching.
Please get in touch with your subject librarian for more advice, or visit our copyright guide to find out more.