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Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

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Updating your catalogue

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Attention CMRRA clients: if new works have been added to your catalogue and you haven’t provided us with an updated list, now is the time to do so! Ensuring that we have the most up-to-date catalogue information on file means that we can issue licenses and collect royalties without delay. Claims can be submitted by […]

YouTube Royalties – Reminder

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As announced last year, CMRRA is able to collect your YouTube royalties for the territory of Canada. We are collecting royalties on YouTube advertising revenue on their existing Canadian platform, as well as on subscription revenues on any subscription services they bring to Canada (including YouTube Red). This NEW agreement also covers YouTube’s Electronic Sell […]

Songwriters and Music Publishers Appeal Canadian Copyright Board’s Decision on the CSI Online Music Services Tariff

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September 26, 2017 – Toronto and Montréal:  On August 25, 2017, the Copyright Board of Canada (“Board”) released its decision certifying the royalties payable to songwriters and music publishers for the reproduction of musical works by online music services operating in Canada, including services that offer music downloads, on-demand streaming and webcasting. CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (“CSI”), […]

Mechanical Licensing Agreement

A mechanical licence is the agreement by which permission to reproduce a musical work on a sound carrier is granted by the copyright owner or its representative. CMRRA issues mechanical licences through two basic plans: Pay-As-You-Press/Import, or pursuant to the terms of CMRRA’s standard Mechanical Licensing Agreement (MLA). If you only plan to produce or […]

What is a post-synchronization licence?

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A post-synchronization licence covers the reproduction of a musical work contained in audiovisual content when copies of that audiovisual content are made. After a musical work is licensed and included in audiovisual content (such a film, television program, commercial, or user-generated content), then whenever copies of that audiovisual content are made it necessarily involves reproduction […]

Do I need to apply for a licence to record my own work?

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If you are the sole copyright owner of the musical work and have not assigned your rights to a music publisher or third party, you do not need to apply to CMRRA for a licence, nor pay mechanical royalties for the use of your own work. This is true even if you, as a copyright […]

Music Publishers Welcome Consultations on the Operations of the Copyright Board

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August 9, 2017, TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Music Publishers Association and Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. welcome the federal government’s consultations on how to review the work of the Copyright Board of Canada and are committed to participating fully in the consultation process. “The operation and resulting decisions of the Board are crucial […]

An Interview with Chris Giansante

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ole’s senior vice president of finance and administration, Chris Giansante, always harbored a love of music but it was his talent with numbers that ultimately led him to Canada’s music industry. “I’ve always been a huge music fan but despite an aspiration, I knew I wasn’t cut out to be a rock star,” he said. […]