The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 175,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization collects license fees through a music licensing program approved by the Copyright Board of Canada.
History
SOCAN is a result of a merger that took place in 1990 between the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada (CAPAC) and the Performing Rights Organization of Canada (PROCAN).
In 2013, Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc. initiated an online musical instrument insurance program for members of various Canadian music associations, including SOCAN.
In May 2016, SOCAN acquired the Seattle-based company Medianet Digital for an undisclosed amount; the organization planned to leverage the company's software and database of rights metadata to assist in the calculation and distribution of royalties for works on digital music streaming services. In July 2016, SOCAN acquired Audiam, a U.S. startup created by TuneCore founder Jeff Price that specializes in managing the distribution of royalties for songs used on digital services such as YouTube, using a database of song recordings and metadata for identification.
In July 2019, SOCAN partnered with Re:Sound to launch Entandem, a single online portal to collect both copyright and neighbouring rights royalties.
See also
- Entertainment Software Assn v Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Bell Canada
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Canadian Assn of Internet Providers
References
- ^ McIntosh, Andrew (August 29, 2013). The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- "Front Row Musical Instruments & Studio Liability Group Program | SOCAN".
- "SOCAN acquisition to help Canadian musicians collect royalties". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Canada's SOCAN Acquires Digital Rights Firm Audiam". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Audiam Raises $2M to 'Get People Paid' for Use of their Music on YouTube". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "RE:SOUND and SOCAN Collaborate to Create Entandem". CISION Newswire. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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