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Online and Social Media Voting Determines Winning Song

Music creators and publishers to benefit from leading-edge tools

SOCAN, the member-based organization that represents the performing rights of more than four-million music creators and publishers, has purchased Seattle-based MediaNet

SOCAN uses membership and population data to determine Canada’s centres of songwriting and composing success

SOCAN and CARAS call on all businesses that use music to support Canada’s music creators through fair licensing

Toronto – Canada emerged as an even greater powerhouse of songwriting, composing and music publishing on a global level in 2015 with domestic and international creative success on virtually every level, and now with further supporting evidence after SOCAN revealed continued record results[1] according to its early analysis. SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors […]

Research finds Canadians have an even better time when music sets the tone

With revenues of US$2.250-trillion, cultural and creative industries account for 3 percent of world GDP and employ 29.5-million people, or about 1 percent of the world’s active population.

Toronto – Le comité exécutif de gouvernance du conseil d’administration de la SOCAN a approuvé à l’unanimité un nouveau contrat de travail de cinq ans offert à son chef de la direction, Eric Baptiste, lui permettant ainsi de poursuivre son leadership au sein de la plus importante organisation de l’industrie canadienne de la musique jusqu’en […]

Broadcast-incidental copying of musical works indeed deserves to be licensed fairly