CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

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Updating Your Catalogue

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Attention CMRRA clients! Does CMRRA have your most up-to-date publishing catalogue on file? If works are actively being added to your catalogue(s) and it has been a while since you last provided us with an update, it may be time to reconnect! Having an updated catalogue on file ensures that we are able to identify […]

An Interview with Craig Horton

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Sitting behind a drum kit in his early twenties was when CMRRA Board Director, Craig Horton, had his first ‘a-ha’ moment. A talented drummer from Ottawa, he was performing with a pop/rock band in Kingston at the time. “We were at a college gig with a thousand kids and a big hall of people drinking […]

Strengthening Canadian Content Creation, Discovery and Export in a Digital World

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In summer 2016, the Minister of Canadian Heritage will lead public, stakeholder and online consultations on Strengthening Canadian Content Creation, Discovery and Export in a Digital World. Canadians are invited to help us establish the scope of these consultations by answering a questionnaire. Your answers will be used to better define the themes and questions […]

Andy Kim Visits the CMRRA Office

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We work hard and play hard at CMRRA – On April 28, we had the pleasure of welcoming this year’s inductee into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, legendary songwriter and recording artist Andy Kim, and his talented friend and guitar player, Derek Downham, into our office for a little lunch time jam session! […]

What is CWR?

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Common Works Registration (CWR) is a standard format for the registration and revision of musical works. To learn more, please see CWR user manual provided by CISAC here.

Does CMRRA provide CWR software?

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No. Third-party music publishing software that produces CWR compliant registration files is available commercially.

Who should use CWR?

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Mid to large sized publishers have found that CWR is the most efficient way to register thousands of works with CMRRA on a regular basis.

How do I send CWR files to CMRRA? How do I receive files from CMRRA?

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After you contact us, we will provide FTP credentials. CWR files are dropped off and picked up from the specified folders. Please note CWR folders on the FTP server are named from CMRRA’s perspective: CWR files sent to CMRRA should be placed in the “\incoming” folder (incoming to CMRRA); and, files sent from CMRRA will […]