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An Interview with Jeff Brabec

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It’s clear to anyone who knows BMG Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, Jeff Brabec, that his respect for songwriters is underpinned by a deep appreciation for creative talent. A former artist and songwriter himself, Jeff has been drawn to music ever since he can remember. In high school he played in a rock […]

CMRRA Reaches Licensing Deal with Amazon Music

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TORONTO – September 27, 2018 – Canada’s leading reproduction rights collective welcomes Amazon Music and yesterday’s launch of its premium music streaming service, Amazon Music Unlimited, to Canada. The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) has reached a licensing agreement with Amazon Music to ensure that its music publisher and rightsholder clients, which together […]

Letter to Clients

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September 06, 2018 Dear CMRRA Client, In a time of increasingly rapid change in our industry, and with new competitors vying to license and administer the reproduction right in Canada, I am writing to convey to you that CMRRA is still the right choice for music publisher clients like you. We’re the right choice because […]

CMRRA Statement on Merger of SODRAC and SOCAN

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Toronto – July 31, 2018 SOCAN has announced today its acquisition of Montréal-based mechanical licensing collective SODRAC. After several previous attempts to merge these organizations, this comes as no surprise. SOCAN and SODRAC are looking to adapt to today’s rapidly evolving music industry and it’s understandable that, as two Canadian-based author societies, they have finally […]

CMRRA Statement on Merger of SODRAC and SOCAN

Toronto – July 31, 2018 SOCAN has announced today its acquisition of Montréal-based mechanical licensing collective SODRAC. After several previous attempts to merge these organizations, this comes as no surprise. SOCAN and SODRAC are looking to adapt to today’s rapidly evolving music industry and it’s understandable that, as two Canadian-based author societies, they have finally […]

Unclaimed Works Portal for Online Music Services

Publisher User Guide for CMRRA Direct Thank you for your interest and participation in assisting us with your feedback in this beta version of CMRRA’s new Unclaimed Works portal. The portal contains information about recordings that are included in active repertoire of the Online Music Services doing business in Canada, and where the status of […]

Unclaimed Works Website – Terms and Conditions of Use

BY PROCEEDING TO THE UNCLAIMED WORKS PORTAL, YOU HAVE WAIVED CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE CMRRA AND ITS LICENSEES. 1.        Acceptance of Terms and Conditions, Release, and Arbitration Agreement 1.1.        This is a Legal Agreement. These Terms and Conditions of Use and Arbitration Agreement (the “Terms […]

Online Music Services Claims Verification Process

Upon receipt of your claim(s) for any musical works, CMRRA shall undertake to review the details of such claim(s) prior to updating its records. In doing so, CMRRA reserves the right to contact you and/or any third parties deemed, in CMRRA’s sole discretion, to be necessary for verification of your claim(s). Additional documentation, including, but […]

Online Music Services Affiliation

CMRRA is pleased to act as your agent for the licensing and collection of royalties from Online Music Services operating in Canada. Please follow the following link to begin the affiliation process or contact CMRRA Membership Services at 416-926-1966. If we don’t hear from you, a CMRRA Membership Services representative will be in touch within […]