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I want to manufacture a small number of CD’s for a promotional giveaway or a charitable organization. Do I still have to pay royalties?

Oct 17, 2015 by CMRRA

Yes. CMRRA does not issue gratis licences on behalf of its music publisher clients. All reproductions of a musical work must be licensed, at the applicable royalty rate, no matter what purpose they will serve or the number of copies being pressed. For more information, please visit our Pay-As-You-Press page.

Understanding Your MLA Licences

What are the possible values associated with “Status”?

Oct 13, 2015 by CMRRA

The Status refers to the status of the licence, as processed under the terms of the Mechanical Licensing Agreement between CMRRA and Licensee. The possible values, and associated meaning, are: Cancelled – this licence has been cancelled because of a change in the ownership of the music work, or partial share thereof, or CMRRA’s representation […]

How to Register for a CMRRA Direct MLA Licensee User Account

1. Go to: http://cmrradirect.cmrra.ca/. On the Sign In page, select Register Here. 2. The Service Type menu will appear. Select “Licensee/Label Services.” Click “Next.” 3. You will be redirected to the Register Here page where you will be asked to provide the mandatory information required to access CMRRA Direct Licensee/Label Services. Complete information on the […]

What are the possible values associated with “Rate Type”?

Oct 9, 2015 by CMRRA

The Rate Type relates the royalty rate at which the licence was issued pursuant to the terms of the Mechanical Licensing Agreement. The possible values are: Full Rate Budget Rat Controlled Rate N0n-Controlled Rate

CMRRA Direct

Welcome to the CMRRA Direct portal! Music Publisher Clients: This portal provides direct, secure access to your work, licence and royalty information in our License and Royalty Distribution System (LDS). If you are a Music Publisher, Administrator or Songwriter affiliated with CMRRA, please click here for more information or click the logo to access the login screen. […]

An Interview with Gary Furniss

Oct 7, 2015 by CMRRA

CMRRA held its Annual General Meeting on September 24 and Gary Furniss, President of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada, was re-elected to the CMRRA Board of Directors and reappointed as Chairman of the Organization. We caught up with Gary to chat about the Sony/ATV roster, the current environment for publishers and songwriters in Canada, and his […]

New CMRRA Direct Portal!

Oct 7, 2015 by CMRRA

The new CMRRA Direct is here! CMRRA is thrilled to announce the launch a new CMRRA Direct portal for our music publisher clients to provide direct, secure access to their work, licence and royalty information in our new License and Royalty Distribution System (LDS)! This client interface is being re-launched with new and enhanced features […]

2015-2017 CMRRA Board of Directors

Oct 7, 2015 by CMRRA

Following CMRRA’s Annual General Meeting held on September 24, 2015, we are pleased to announce that the following individuals have been elected to the CMRRA Board of Directors for a 2-years term: Gary Furniss – Chair Tony Tobias – Vice Chair Vivian Barclay Pegi Cecconi Jodie Ferneyhough Craig Horton Daniel Lafrance Shawn Marino Jennifer Mitchell […]

A Conversation with… ole’s Robert Ott

Oct 7, 2015 by CMRRA

*This article was published in FYI Music News on September 10, 2015 and is reproduced here with the permission of the writer, David Farrell. Robert Ott isn’t exactly a household name at home in Canada but over the past eleven years he has quietly built a global empire out of Toronto, transforming a music publishing start-up […]