Press Releases
2012
Re:Sound awarded Ontario Government funding to create the Canadian Music Database
January 12, 2012
The Ontario Media Development Corporation announced today that Re:Sound has been awarded funding to create the Canadian Music Database. Re:Sound led a partnership, including the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) and AVLA, in applying for funds to create a new, multi-use platform that will allow industry participants to search significant amounts of data and create customised reporting to advance the interests of Canadian music.
Re:Sound was awarded an Entertainment and Creative Industry Cluster Grant, the goal of which is to encourage new industry collaborations, leverage partnerships and help strengthen the creative industries across the province of Ontario.
The Canadian Music Database will be a robust, functional, complete and searchable tool that reconciles existing data already collected by the project partners. By creating a complete and highly functional database of independent music created in Canada and of performers who played on tracks, we can ensure that more artists will be paid royalties due and that Canadian artists and record companies will gain exposure for their work.
2011
Re:Sound Granted Leave to Appeal by the Supreme Court of Canada
September 12, 2011
In 2008, Re:Sound filed two tariffs with the Copyright Board of Canada: the Re:Sound Motion Picture Theatres Tariff (Tariff 7) and the Re:Sound Commercial Television Tariff (Tariff 9). Tariff 7 would apply to the public performance of sound recordings in movies played by movie theatres and drive-ins. Tariff 9 would apply to the communication of sound recordings through broadcasts of television signals by commercial television stations, cable and satellite companies. Composers and authors in Canada have been receiving royalties for the performance of their music in movies and on TV for decades through tariffs administered by SOCAN. Re:Sound’s proposed Tariffs 7 and 9 would allow Canadian artists and record companies to also receive compensation for their invaluable contributions to sound recordings performed in films and TV programs.
These tariffs have not yet been certified by the Copyright Board due to a legal issue over whether artists and record companies are entitled to royalties for the public performance or broadcast of sound recordings in audio-visual works under the Copyright Act. This issue was first considered by the Copyright Board, which decided in 2009, that artists and record companies are not entitled to such royalties and that Tariffs 7 and 9 could not be certified. Re:Sound appealed this decision to the Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled against Re:Sound earlier this year. Re:Sound sought leave to appeal the Federal Court of Appeal decision to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) and was granted leave in September. The hearing before the Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled for December 7, 2011.
Re:Sound Files 2012 Tariff Renewals
June 4, 2011
Re:Sound Music Licensing Company announced today it has filed tariff proposals
with the Copyright Board of Canada that would extend the term of several of its current tariffs and
increase the potential income for music creators in Canada. Download >>
2010
Re:Sound Engages Nielsen BDS to Track Commercial Radio Music Airplay in Canada
September 27, 2010
Re:Sound Music Licensing Company and The Nielsen Company today announced an agreement under which Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems (Nielsen BDS) will track Canadian commercial radio airplay for Re:Sound. Download >>
Re:Sound Proposes Background Music Tariff for 2011
July 17, 2010
Re:Sound Music Licensing Company announced today a proposal for
a Background Music Tariff 3 for 2011, which it filed with the Copyright Board on March 31, 2010. Download >>
Re:Sound Proposes Satellite Radio Tariff for 2011
July 17, 2010
Re:Sound Music Licensing Company announced today a proposal for
a Satellite Radio Tariff 4 for 2011. Download >>
Re:Sound Proposes New Online Music Tariff
July 17, 2010
Re:Sound Music Licensing Company announced today that it has
filed with the Copyright Board of Canada a tariff proposal (Tariff 8B) which would apply to semiinteractive
webcasting services. Download >>
NRCC Becomes Re:Sound
March 1, 2010
The organisation formerly known as the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC) announced today that it has changed its name to Re:Sound Music Licensing Company. Download >>
2009
NRCC Proposes Royalty Rates for Fitness Venues and Dance Venues
August 19, 2009
NRCC issued a statement today on a proposal for the payment of music royalties by fitness venues and dance venues. Download >>
NRCC Proposes New Music Royalty Rates for Users and Suppliers of Background Music
June 27, 2009
NRCC announced today that it recently proposed changes to music royalties paid by users of background music such as restaurants and retail stores. Download >>
NRCC Proposes New Music Royalty Rates for CBC Radio
June 27, 2009
NRCC announced today that it recently proposed changes to music royalties paid by CBC Radio in line with significant growth in the broadcaster’s use of music. Download >>
NRCC Proposes New Music Royalty Rates for Commercial Radio
June 27, 2009
NRCC announced today that it recently proposed changes to music royalties paid by commercial radio stations in Canada. Download >>
2008
Ian MacKay named President of the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC)
December 11, 2008
The Board of Directors announced today the appointment of Ian MacKay as President of the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC). Download >>
Royalties to be sought from television, movie theatres, webcasters and simulcasters
April 3, 2008
The Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC) this week proposed three new tariffs to the Copyright Board of Canada for the payment of royalties to recording artists, musicians, and labels when their sound recordings are used in television programs, motion picture theatres, and in non-interactive webcasting or in the simulcasting of traditional radio signals via the Internet.
NRCC also filed updated rates for its existing tariff areas. For more information about the new tariffs, see the information sheets accompanying this release. Download >>
A copy of the information sheets on the filings can be found here. |
