CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

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CMPA’s Vision for the Future

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Last year the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) Board of Directors was pleased to announce the hiring of Robert Hutton as the Executive Director of the organization. Robert Hutton has wide-ranging and extensive experience in the marketing and telecom industries, and comprehensive knowledge of government relations. A classically trained musician, he has also developed strategies […]

Extension of the Duration of Copyright for Sound Recordings and Performers’ Performances

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CMRRA welcomes the government’s commitment to extend the duration of copyright for sound recordings and performers’ performances. We are optimistic that this first step will open the door to a lengthened term of copyright for musical compositions as well, as Canada looks to bring its copyright laws in line with those of our major international […]

Distribution Letters – for Clients Only

For the convenience of CMRRA’s clients, you can access archived letters from past distributions. Click on the link corresponding to the month and year of the distribution to see what letters are available. If you have questions specific to your royalties or cannot find the letter you are looking for, please contact us. March 2015 […]

CMRRA Looks Forward to the Decision of the Supreme Court in CBC v SODRAC

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CMRRA was in attendance at the Supreme Court of Canada as it heard submissions in CBC v SODRAC in Ottawa on March 16, 2015. We were there along with the Canadian Music Publishers Association and the International Confederation of Music Publishers as an intervener in support of the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers […]

Meet Veronica Syrtash, Vice-President, Legal & Business Affairs at CMRRA

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For sixteen years Veronica Syrtash has played an invaluable role with us at CMRRA and she recently moved into the role of Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs. Veronica graduated from Queen’s University with a B.A. and continued on to earn her law degree from the University of Western Ontario. Veronica completed her articles of […]

March 2015 Distribution

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In March 2015, CMRRA sent out the following royalties to our clients: Online Major Label mechanicals Independent Label mechanicals Private Copying CSI Pending Settlement – final distribution of Group I & II Claims CSI Licensing Trust (2Q2014 Warner, 3Q2014 Sony & Universal) Commercial Radio (2013)

First Broadcast Mechanical Royalties Distribution Using CMRRA’s New System

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CMRRA is pleased to announce its very first distribution of broadcast mechanical royalties using its new License and Distribution System (LDS). As we reported in December, new phases of this system will continue to be rolled out throughout 2015. The first module, launched in 2014, allowed for the processing of mechanical licences and royalties from […]

CMRRA to Appear Before the Supreme Court of Canada

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CMRRA will be appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada this month, as an intervener in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada. The Supreme Court will be hearing submissions on whether royalties are owed for the reproduction of musical works that occurs in the course of […]

Spotlight on John Olding, CMRRA’s VP of Finance and Administration

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CMRRA would like to take this opportunity to introduce one of our newest members of our Management Team – John Olding, Vice President of Finance and Administration. John was born in Montreal and holds a Bachelors business degree from the University of New Brunswick. While he was a student, he was involved with campus politics […]