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	Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
		SOCAN was formed as the result of a merger of CAPAC (Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada Limited, founded 1925 as CPRS-Canadian Performing Rights Society) and PROCAN (Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited, founded 1940 as BMI Canada Limited).
		SOCAN's operation is overseen by a board of directors elected every 3 years by the society's members, the board comprising 9 songwriter/composers and 9 music publishers.
		SOCAN has reciprocal agreements with similar societies in more than 100 countries, each responsible for administering performing rights in the world's repertoire of copyright musical works and forwarding those royalties to international societies for distribution to their domestic members.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009266 (316 words)

	SOCAN
		SOCAN is a collective, administering performing rights according to the distinctive treatment accorded to it in the Canadian Copyright Act.
		SOCAN had about 47,600 members in 1991, comprising 39,800 writers (songwriters, composers, lyricists) and 7,800 music publishers, who assign the performing rights in their copyright works to SOCAN to enable the society to collect and distribute royalties on their behalf.
		The senior officers at the time of the founding of SOCAN were Jan V. Matejcek, chief executive officer and former president and general manager of PRO Canada; and Michael R. Rock, chief operating officer and former general manager of CAPAC.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003252 (757 words)

	Music Publishing in Canada
		As SOCAN does in the area of performing rights, reproduction rights agencies also sign mutual representation agreements with similar collectives in other countries, thus enabling Canadian writer, composer and publisher members to benefit from the reproduction of their works in foreign jurisdictions.
		SOCAN was formed in 1990 when the two previous Canadian performing rights societies, Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada (CAPAC) and the Performing Rights Organization of Canada (PROCAN), merged their operations to form a single entity.
		SOCAN data reflect the information provided by the music publishers we interviewed as to the relative importance of specific foreign territories as sources of royalty revenues.
	www.pch.gc.ca /pc-ch/pubs/Music_Publishing/english/societies.html (2776 words)

	Copyright Reform Process - Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
		SOCAN recognizes that the amount of performing rights royalties that remain in Canada is directly related to the amount of Canadian music that is performed here at home.
		SOCAN currently has an application before the Federal Court of Appeal for judicial review of a Decision of the Copyright Board that addresses the question of ISP liability and is seeking judicial interpretation of many of these issues.
		SOCAN rejects the claims of those (e.g., iCraveTV.com and JumpTV.com) who argue that local and distant broadcast signals may be lawfully retransmitted over the Internet, if the person responsible for the retransmission pays the appropriate royalty under the "retransmission regime" defined by section 31 of the Copyright Act.
	strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/incrp-prda.nsf/en/rp00735e.html (5603 words)

	Canada Gazette
		SOCAN shall have the right to audit the licensee's books and records, on reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to verify the statements rendered and the fee payable by the licensee.
		No later than January 31, 2007, the licensee shall file with SOCAN a report showing the number of hotel/motel rooms in the establishment and the actual amount paid by guests for the services during 2006 and an adjustment of the licence fee shall be made accordingly.
		SOCAN shall, upon receipt, supply a copy of the report of the audit to the programming undertaking which was the object of the audit.
	canadagazette.gc.ca /partI/2005/20050514/html/suppl3-e.html (5486 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - SOCAN to seek tax on ringtones
		SOCAN will argue this week that there should be a tax on cellphone ringtones to compensate recording artists for the use of their work.
		SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada – is the organization that lobbies for copyright protection on behalf of songwriters.
		SOCAN is hoping to collect 10 per cent of the country's ringtone revenue, with a minimum tax of 20 cents on each tone.
	www.cbc.ca /arts/story/2005/06/20/socan050620.html (1296 words)

	SOCAN Triumphs Before Canadian Copyright Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SOCAN's Tariff 2.A, which relates to commercial broadcast television, was dealt a serious blow in 1998, when the Copyright Board reduced the rate to 1.8 percent of stations' gross income, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1997.
		SOCAN projects that this will result in additional revenues of nearly $5.3M, a significant portion of which will be received this year.
		SOCAN naturally objected to this gross attack on music creators' livelihoods, each year asking the Board to abolish, or minimize the impact of, the MBL.
	www.cisac.org /web/content.nsf/Builder?ReadForm&Page=Article&Lang=EN&Alias=Web-2004-05-SOCAN (732 words)

	Human Resources -- Tue., May 22, 2001
		SOCAN is governed by a board of directors consisting of and elected by our members.
		SOCAN abides by tariffs that are approved on a yearly basis by the Copyright Board, and issues licences to music users in accordance with how the music is used.
		SOCAN involvement in that will authorize the public performance on that night and it could be anywhere between $20 and the sky is the limit as far as the revenues are concerned.
	www.gov.ns.ca /legislature/hansard/comm/hr/hr010522.htm (10506 words)

	Canada Gazette
		No later than January 31, 2004, the licensee shall file with SOCAN a report indicating the capacity of the establishment, as well as the number of days it operated as an adult entertainment club during 2003, and an adjustment of the licence fee shall be made accordingly.
		SOCAN shall have the right to audit the licensee's books and records, on reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to verify the statements rendered and the royalty payable by the licensee.
		SOCAN reserves the right to propose changes as may be justified as a consequence of the hearing process.
	canadagazette.gc.ca /partI/2002/20020511/html/socan-e.html (11438 words)

	Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association
		As well, SOCAN is dedicated to improving the status of its membership and copyright laws on both national and international levels.
		The Membership Agreement between SOCAN and Joe Songwriter is initially for two years and, unless terminated by either party, is renewed automatically for successive two-year periods.
		Almost all music performed in public is protected by copyright, with the exception of certain religious and educational performances and those in the public domain (non-copyright music by composers, songwriters and lyricists who have been dead for at least 50 years).
	www.saskrecording.ca /session/features/royalties_01.html (2113 words)

	CRFA - Issues - New SOCAN royalty targets hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SOCAN’s proposal calls for a minimum annual royalty fee of $12 per room – a fee that would add up to more than a quarter of a million dollars each year for the largest hotel companies.
		In a previous meeting with SOCAN, the hospitality industry suggested that a simpler alternative would be to apply this royalty at the source, collecting this additional fee from the businesses that supply pay-per-view services.
		SOCAN is also seeking a new royalty fee for any pay audio service with music in a guest room.
	www.crfa.ca /issues/2004/new_socan_royalty_targets_hotels.asp (377 words)

	CTV.ca - Alannah Myles, Avril Lavigne among Socan winners- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		The event was largely a chance for songwriters to pat each other on the back and thank the organization which collects royalties on their behalf.
		But in his opening remarks Socan president Earl Rosen admitted the "industry is in a very fragile state" and urged the federal government to renew funding for the Canadian Music Fund, which expires next March, and change copyright laws to account for technological advances.
		A separate Socan ceremony will be held next week in Montreal for francophone music creators with Jean Leloup, Luc Plamondon and the Respectables.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20041116/socan_myles_avril_041116/20041116/?hub=Entertainment&subhub=PrintStory (681 words)

	Canadian Square & Round Dance Society (CSRDS)
		No later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the operator of the premises shall file with SOCAN a report for that quarter of the actual number of events with and without dancing and of the number of days on which a fashion show is held, together with payment of the licence fee.
		No later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the operator of the premises shall file with SOCAN a report for that quarter of the actual number of events with and without dancing and of the number of days on which a fashion show is held.
		On or before January 31 of the following year, a report shall be submitted to SOCAN confirming that the licensee’s gross revenue from the events covered by this tariff during the year does not exceed $15,000 in 2003 and $15,422.88 in 2004.
	www.csrds.ca /SOCAN.htm (1056 words)

	CTV.ca \| Music group aims to charge Internet users
		Legal experts say the Supreme Court has been looking for a case like the one involving SOCAN and the ISPs because they will be able to clarify several key issues involving Internet use in Canada by ruling on a narrow technical question involving some technology ISPs use to speed up performance of their networks.
		SOCAN had originally asked the Copyright Board of Canada to impose a royalty on Canadian ISPs but the Copyright Board ruled that ISPs ought to be granted an exemption from paying royalties because they were, like telephone companies, simply a carrier or transmitter of the music files.
		SOCAN is proposing that ISPs pay a royalty of 25 cents per subscriber per year as well as 10 per cent of any gross profit ISPs make through the sale of advertising.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1069987965274_65397165 (985 words)

	Socan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Socan was educated at the University of Ljubljana, where she received a Medical Science degree and a Ph.D. She is specialised in internal medicine.
		Socan was educated at the University of Ljubljana, where she received degrees in Medical Science and Ph.D. She is also specialised in internal medicine.
		Socan works as the senior consultant in the Centre for Communicable Diseases in the Institute of Public Health in Ljubljana.
	www.eswi.org /Socan.cfm (195 words)

	Music Industry Celebrates Canadian Talent at SOCAN Awards : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SOCAN introduced two new awards this year - The Lifetime Achievement Award and The International Achievement Award, The former was given to Professor John Weinzweig for outstanding success throughout his musical career.
		The International Achievement Award, which recognizes SOCAN members who have brought international recognition to Canada through their music, was bestowed upon the members of Nickelback.
		SOCAN also recognized Frank Davies with The Special Achievement Award for his contribution to Canada's musical industry and musical heritage over the course of his career.
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/512220.html (768 words)

	jonimitchell.com LIBRARY: Awards Go Out To Top Canadian Songwriters & Publishers: Canada NewsWire, November 18, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SOCAN Awards are presented to outstanding creators and publishers in music categories including Pop, Country, Urban, Dance, Folk/Roots, Jazz/Instrumental, Concert, Children's, Television and Film.
		SOCAN honoured Claudette Fortier with the Special Achievement Award, which recognizes a significant contribution to the Canadian music industry and/or to Canada's musical heritage.
		The Customer of the Year Award is given to a SOCAN customer who fully recognizes the value and importance of paying a SOCAN licence, or a representative of or advisor to music users who actively informs and educates other music users about the need to respect the rights of music creators and other copyright owners.
	www.jonimitchell.com /library/print.cfm?id=986 (1145 words)

	SOCAN Tariff Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works.
		SOCAN administers the performing rights of composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers by licensing the use of their music in Canada.
		SOCAN tariffs are collected for the public performance of the musical work.
	www.dynamicproductions.ca /socan.htm (394 words)

	socanechosongwritingprize
		SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) proudly presented its first-ever ECHO Songwriting Prize, designed to identify emerging songwriters in independent music, and honour some of the most innovative, creative and artistic songs created in the past year by songwriters in Canada.
		The inaugural winner is Propagandhi - Chris Hannah, Todd Kowalski and Jordan Samolesky - for their song "A Speculative Fiction." The winning song was selected by online public voting, with thousands of people casting their vote for one of the five songs that had been nominated by an independent panel of eight music community taste-makers.
		The ECHO Songwriting Prize is a great opportunity for SOCAN to celebrate the successes of emerging songwriters, like the members of Propagandhi, who might not otherwise receive recognition for their work or exposure to the general public at this point in their careers.
	www.byrnesmedia.com /News/2006/october/socanechosongwritingprize.html (266 words)

	p2pnet.net - the original daily p2p and digital media news site
		That was how a 2003 Montreal Gazette editorial described an attempt by Canada's SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) to tax Canadian ISPs by up to 10% of their income, "simply because some clients of those ISPs sometimes steal music by downloading".
		Nor is this the first time SOCAN, the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works, administers the performing rights of composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers, has tried it on.
		SOCAN also wanted health care practitioners to cough up every time they played music for their patients.
	p2pnet.net /story/1799 (618 words)

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		Both SOCAN and a new body the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada, have proposed Tariffs on pay per view and music in bedrooms as well as background music in public areas including restaurants.
		SOCAN TARIFF #23 PROPOSAL The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers (SOCAN) has applied for a new royalty fee on the use of pay per view movies, video games and local television.
		SOCAN's proposal calls for a minimum annual tariff of $12 per room - a fee that would add up to more than a $250,000 for Canada's largest operators.
	www.ih-ra.com /advocacy/issues/copyright/rd/canada/HAC_SOCAN&NRCC_1Feb05.doc (620 words)

	www.myspace.com/socanmontreal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective that administers the performing rights of more than 80,000 composer, author and publisher members, and hundreds of thousands of members of our affiliated performing rights organizations (PROs) worldwide, by licensing the use of their music in Canada.
		La SOCAN est l'organisation collective canadienne de droits qui gère les droits d'exécution de plus de 80 000 auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs membres ainsi que des centaines de milliers de membres de nos organisations de droits d'exécution (ODE) affiliées à travers le monde, en émettant des licences pour l'utilisation de leur musique au Canada.
		Merci de l'ajout SOCAN, Buddy McNeil et les Miroirs Magiques sont heureux de te compter parmi leurs amis...
	www.myspace.com /socanmontreal (782 words)

	CNW Group
		Registration is open to everyone, and admission is $40 for SOCAN members, $50 for non-members, including lunch and an end-of-day cocktail reception.
		About SOCAN At SOCAN, we understand that the Canadian music industry is only as strong as the sum of its parts.
		SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the communication and performance of musical works.
	www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/July2006/04/c7276.html (461 words)

	SOCAN Agreement
		The problem SOCAN and CWDIA has been wrestling with is where to draw the line between the two.
		In some cases, we have agreed that very unusual events should be dealt with one by one to ensure fairness.
		In others, SOCAN has agreed to rely upon the good faith of each club or association.
	www3.sympatico.ca /drholmes/cwdia/socan.htm (628 words)

	Great Big Sea Articles: SOCAN - October 25, 2002
		SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the performance of musical works.
		It protects the performing rights of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international societies by licensing the use of their music in Canada.
		SOCAN also distributes royalties received from affiliated international societies to its members for the use of their music worldwide.
	members.fortunecity.com /jasonabrams/articles/socan_2002-10-25.html (180 words)

	» A Dummies’ Guide to Podcasting Music in Canada (I Love Radio .org) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Performer: Performers are represented by SODRAQ in Quebec and by SOCAN in the rest of Canada.
		When I asked SOCAN how it’s defined that a podcast is “Canadian,” they told me they consider it where the MP3 files are physically hosted.
		But, not being a lawyer, not being fully aware of all the SOCAN agreements, and not really wanting to get into any legal messes, I still think it is worthwhile to find out if SOCAN has a viewpoint on this type of issue.
	todmaffin.com /blogs/radio/?p=878 (2302 words)

	The Real Threat to the Music Download Market (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Rather, Canada’s copyright collectives are poised to kill the nascent industry by demanding the creation of a new iTunes tariff that would require music download services to surrender at least 40 percent of their revenues to the collectives.
		Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that ISPs should be treated like common carriers who rarely face liability for the transmission of data on their networks.
		SOCAN tariff for commercial radio stations in Canada is currently 3.2 percent of gross revenue.
	www.michaelgeist.ca /resc/html_bkup/april182005.html (907 words)

	SOCAN cruise entertains at SXSW
		In a draw for SOCAN merchandise - including shirts, baseball caps, CDs and golf towels - the winners were Sam Baardman (Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association), J.P. Ellson (Western Canadian Music Alliance), Carolina Hoyos (En Pointe), Sean Litteljohn (Two Three Five Films), Michael McCarty (EMI Music Publishing), and Chris Taylor (Sanderson-Taylor, Last Gang Records).
		SOCAN member Andy Stochansky played a charming solo acoustic set on one of the cruises.
		Broken Social Scene, who broke through at last year's SXSW festival, were warmly received in their performance this year, on Friday, March 19 at Stubb's.
	solo11.abac.com /morganave/carolinahoyos/SXSW04.jsp (279 words)

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