PROPOSED TARIFF
Filed with the Copyright Board by SOCAN on 2021-10-15 pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Copyright Act
Proposed Tariff Title: SOCAN Tariff 10.B, Parks, Parades, Streets and Other Public Areas - Marching Bands; Floats with Music (2023-2025)
For the public performance of musical or dramatico-musical works
Effective Period: 2023-01-01 – 2025-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 10.B, PARKS, PARADES, STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS - MARCHING BANDS; FLOATS WITH MUSIC (2023-2025)
Proposed statement of royalties to be collected by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) in compensation for the right to perform in public, in Canada, musical or dramatico-musical works forming part of its repertoire.
GENERAL PROVISIONS All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental taxes or levies of any kind.
As used in this tariff, the terms “licence” and “licence to perform” mean a licence to perform in public or to authorize the performance in public.
Except where otherwise specified, fees payable for any licence granted by SOCAN shall be due and payable upon grant of the licence. Any amount not received by the due date shall bear interest from that date until the date the amount is received. Interest shall be calculated daily, at a rate equal to one per cent above the Bank Rate effective on the last day of the previous month (as published by the Bank of Canada). Interest shall not compound.
Each licence shall subsist according to the terms set out herein. SOCAN shall have the right at any time to terminate a licence for breach of terms or conditions upon 30 days’ notice in writing.
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on 10 January 2022
Tariff No. 10 PARKS, PARADES, STREETS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS B. Marching Bands; Floats with Music For a licence to perform, at any time and as often as desired in the years 2023 to 2025, any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire, by marching bands or floats with music participating in parades, the fee is as follows:
$11.17 for each marching band or float with music participating in the parade, subject to a minimum fee of $41.42 per day.
SOCAN shall have the right to audit the licensee’s books and records, on reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to verify the statements rendered and the fee payable by the licensee.
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on 10 January 2022