SOCAN files for online broadcasting music interim tariff

TORONTO - SOCAN announced this week it has filed an application on behalf of its members to the Copyright Board of Canada for an interim tariff to enable it to licence the use of music on web sites that profit from audiovisual webcasting and user-generated content services.While tariffs applying to the use of music in this manner are currently being considered by the Copyright Board, the interim tariff would accelerate the compensation to music creators and publishers for the use of their work and would give businesses some assessment of the royalty payments necessary to run their operations."Like many other...