Copyright Board sets commercial radio tariff

OTTAWA - The Copyright Board of Canada has set the royalty rates that commercial radio stations must pay to six collective societies for the use of copyrighted musical works and sound recordings for various periods spanning from 2011 to 2017.The decision covers the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) from 2011-2013; Re:Sound Music Licensing Company (Re:Sound) from 2012-2014; the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency and the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada (jointly, CSI) from 2012-2013; the Connect Music Licensing Service Inc. and the Société de gestion collective des droits des...