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Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

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SOCAN, CSI Strike Licensing Deal with Google Play for Canada’s Music Creators

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Toronto, May 5, 2014 – Canada’s leading organizations for the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers, SOCAN and CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) have completed a licensing agreement that clears a path to compensation for their more than 120,000 members and clients whose creative works are used in Google Play Music, which Google today announced is […]

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CMRRA Direct -Terms of Use

1. “CMRRA Direct” is an online application offered by the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (“CMRRA”). Via CMRRA Direct you may access, review, submit, amend, and download certain information and documents pertaining to your dealings with CMRRA. 2. By setting up an account and accessing CMRRA Direct, you accept and agree to: (i) the […]

Affiliation Agreement

Who Can Affiliate with CMRRA Representation by CMRRA is open to any person, firm or corporation which owns or administers one or more musical works in the territory of Canada. For greater clarity, if you are a songwriter who has not assigned your songs (often referred to as copyrights, catalogue, or “publishing”) to a publisher, […]

CMRRA Direct for Licensees Explained

This CMRRA Direct portal has been designed to be a useful tool with which CMRRA’s Mechanical Licensing Agreement signatories can facilitate the administration of their licences and royalty payment. First time users should refer to these step by step instructions to set up a User Account. For future visits to the site, as an approved user, you will be […]

Criteria for becoming a signatory of the Standard MLA Format

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CMRRA may offer you the opportunity to enter into the Standard MLA Format if you meet the following requirements: (a) Credit Requirement: You must be in good standing with CMRRA. You will be required to provide us with basic corporate information, including your certificate of incorporation, business registration, name of jurisdiction and the names, addresses […]

The Standard MLA Format

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The Standard MLA Format applies only to mechanical licensing in Canada. It is designed for labels with larger volume sales that are equipped and staffed to meet all of the requirements outlined in one of the two allowable formats (data file or Excel). Here is an overview of  the requirements of the Standard MLA Format: […]

Criteria for becoming a signatory of the Simplified Sales Report Format

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The requirements are similar to the Standard MLA Format except for small changes under the Administrative Requirement and the Advance against Royalties Payable. Under this system, a pending list will be required no later than six (6 months) from the date of execution of the Agreement. The pending list is an accurate cumulative listing of […]

The Simplified Sales Report Format

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For the labels who do not have the administrative means and the resources to properly meet the requirements outlined in the Standard MLA Format, CMRRA has created a new MLA model that significantly reduces the complexity of the royalty reporting process. Under this new model, the requirements are as follows: a)    The label will report […]