CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

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How do I resolve a counterclaim? Will CMRRA tell me when it’s resolved?

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To resolve a counterclaim, rights holders must contact the conflicting parties to work towards a resolution, provided their amended claim or relinquishment does not resolve the counterclaim. CMRRA does not actively participate in the resolution of counterclaims, and our records will remain on hold until we receive written confirmation from the claimants to amend the […]

When are my statements made available?

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Statements are available as soon as payments are issued and distributions are closed for each quarter. Royalties are distributed to CMRRA clients on a quarterly basis; March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. An email notification will be sent to the appropriate contact to advise you on when your statements become available.

Why are there no statement details when I open my statement file?

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If you open a statement  file with no details, this is related to a distribution for which you did not receive payment. For example, if you did not sign the RUA form for the last Broadcast Mechanical distribution for Commercial Radio royalties, a payment was not issued and therefore statement details were not generated.

When will CMRRA begin to issue mechanical licences for other labels via LDS?

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Work has been done to support licensing in LDS of independent labels who have signed CMRRA’s Mechanical Licensing Agreement (MLA). We will begin to issue licences via LDS to these labels by the Fall of 2015. Licensing of Pay-as-you-press manufacturers in LDS requires additional development work that is scheduled for early 2016, following the conversion […]

I have located my Work, and while there is information contained in the License Responses grid, when I click the View option to see the associated Licence Details, the details do not appear. Why?

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There are several reasons why Licence Details may not exist. Below is a list of possible scenarios, where in all cases the work in question has been matched to a track on the release in question, but no licences have been issued: InHouse and Direct Licence situations – If there is an in-house licensing relationship […]

Spotlight – The CPCC’s Lisa Freeman on CMRRA’s Innovation and Vision

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By Nick Krewen When the Copyright Board of Canada finally approved the first broadcast mechanical tariff for music publishers as proposed by the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) in 2001, Lisa Freeman was among those who had been in the trenches working to support this goal. Freeman worked for Paul Audley & Associates Ltd., […]

Writers on Track Featuring Spek

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Spek’s journey is a hip-hop fairy tale with a global twist. Raised in Montreal’s east end, he joined the group Dream Warriors as a teenager, just as their jazz-infused hits, “My Definition” and “Wash Your Face in My Sink”, were shaking up the scene. After signing a record deal and spending time on tour, Spek […]

A 50th Anniversary Reflection with Former CMRRA President David Basskin

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By Kerry Doole As President and CEO of CMRRA from 1989 to 2013, David Basskin was at the helm of the agency for almost half of its existence. This was a turbulent and challenging era, given the radical changes in technology and in the music business, but it proved to be a highly successful period […]