SOCAN LAUNCHES MOBILE APP
SOCAN has launched its new mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, offering its music licensees 24/7 access to SOCAN wherever they are. Key features are the unique "licence finder" tool, through which businesses can determine which licences apply to their situation, and a calculator that easily determine their licence fees.
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MEMBER PROFILE: BOB EZRIN
Bob Ezrin's musical career spans more than 40 years, and this veteran music producer has worked on recordings with the likes of KISS, Jane’s Addiction, Lou Reed and The Deftones, sometimes co-writing, arranging, and performing on those albums as well as producing them. Ezrin has also worked with Pink Floyd on a number of occasions, including the co-production of their phenomenally successful 1979 concept album, The Wall. Just last month, SOCAN honoured him with a Special Achievement Award for his great contribution to Canada’s music industry and musical heritage over the course of his career. Read More
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOCAN AND RE:SOUND?
If you’ve been a SOCAN licensee for a while you’re probably quite familiar with how our licenses work, so the idea of compensating songwriters and music publishers for public performances of their work is hardly new. But we’re not the only copyright collective in town. Under a relatively new addition to the Copyright Act, record companies and performers are also entitled to compensation for public performances of their work, through what is known as a “Neighbouring Right”. The organization that administers this right in Canada is Re:Sound (formerly the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada [NRCC]). Read More
LICENSEE PROFILE: eMUSIC.COM
Each year at the SOCAN Awards we recognize a licensee who has demonstrated extraordinary understanding and recognition of the value of music to their business. In 2011, we honoured the music downloading business eMusic.com, which shows a passion and enthusiasm for music that parallels that of SOCAN. Their commitment to respecting the rights of music creators is truly outstanding. Brad Soroca, Chief Marketing Officer of eMusic, accepted our SOCAN's Patron of Music Award last month during the 2011 edition of the annual SOCAN Awards gala ceremony in Toronto. Read More
CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONGS STILL EARNING ROYALTIES
It's a common misconception that many classic old Christmas songs are in the public domain (and therefore royalty-free), but even some of the most famous and enduring ones are still earning royalties today, either for the songwriters or their estates. (That's partly because royalties are paid until 50 years after the death of the last surviving songwriter of any given song.) Read More
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