Montréal and Toronto, April 5, 2017 – SOCAN and SODRAC today announced that the two organizations are actively discussing the possibility of combining operations with the aim of creating an integrated approach to the management of both performing rights and reproduction rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers. This initiative by […]
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SODRAC, the first collective reproduction rights management organization to distribute royalties for musical works on YouTube in Canada!
As announced earlier in 2016, SODRAC directly entered into an agreement with YouTube for the use of the works in its repertoire in various services offered by the latter. We are pleased to announce the first distribution of these rights in Canada to our members, covering the months of December 2016 and January 2017, in […]
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The CRTC reactivates the review process for french-language music quotas on radio
In July 2015, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched a review process for the “Review of the regulatory framework for french-language vocal music applicable to the french-language commercial radio sector” to examine francophone quotas on radio. SODRAC contributed by publishing a brief advocating for French-language songwriters, which you can read here (French version […]
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4% reduction of our administration fee for online music services
We are pleased to announce a 4% reduction of our fee for the administration of licenses and royalties associated with downloads and on-demand streaming. This reduction is effective now, and applies to activities in the third quarter of 2016 and beyond. SODRAC compiles all online sales and listening metadata for the works belonging to its […]
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New copyright agreement for SODRAC members contributing to ENOAC
Some of you have been asked to take part or are already taking part in the Entrepôt numérique d’œuvres artistiques contemporaines (ENOAC) [Digital Warehouse of Contemporary Artworks], which includes a range of made-in-Quebec works in the fields of arts and crafts, stage design, illustration and visual arts. To provide proper oversight of your works and to facilitate their […]
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New agreement covering reproductions of SODRAC members’ musical works on YouTube
Being a SODRAC member, you may now benefit of a compensation for the reproduction of your musical works on YouTube. Indeed, SODRAC signed a three-year framework agreement (beginning on October 1, 2016) with the video-hosting site covering the company’s operations in Canada. The agreement focuses on reproductions of your musical works in four YouTube contexts or […]
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SODRAC and incidental copies: a long battle that pays off
One of the many battles that SODRAC is waging to gain recognition for your musical reproduction rights in the digital sector concerns “broadcast-incidental copies”. These incidental copies are used to produce programs shown on TV and on the Internet. As you know, back in 2010, CBC/Radio-Canada and the Astral Group questioned whether reproduction rights indeed […]
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Replica – December 22, 2010
No to Bill C-32: creators speak out! During the fall of 2010, Bill C-32 made headlines in the news media. On November 30, members of Quebec’s creative community continued to mobilize by gathering on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to protest the modernization of the Copyright Act, which will do away with certain sources of royalties […]
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No to Bill C-32: the mobilization continues!
In conjunction with our recent royalty distribution on September 15, we called on SODRAC members to mobilize with a view to lobbying the government to amend Bill C-32 concerning the modernization of the Copyright Act. This mobilization is both vital and urgent. Once again, we are asking all members who need more information and who […]
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Modernization of Copyright Act affects creators
Despite the announced rebalancing of the interests at stake in the Copyright Act, Industry Minister Tony Clement and Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore have presented Canadian citizens with a draft legislation entitled Copyright Modernization Act that will deprive the musical creative community of essential sources of income. Indeed, several of the proposed changes will have a direct […]
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