Broadcasters to pay more for web music; FB et al off the hook

OTTAWA – Radio stations must dip into their new media revenues to pay SOCAN for music broadcast from station web sites, into the future – and dating back to 1996. The Copyright Board of Canada Friday issued a decision dealing with the second part of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) Tariff 22 with respect to the communication of musical works on the Internet. The first part of that tariff was issued last year (October 18th) and dealt exclusively with online music services. This second part sets rates for other music uses over the Internet...