PROPOSED TARIFF Filed with the Copyright Board by SOCAN on 2023-10-15 pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Copyright Act
Proposed Tariff Title: SOCAN Tariff 5.B – Concerts at Exhibitions and Fairs (2025-2027) For the public performance of musical or dramatico-musical works. Effective Period: 2025-01-01 – 2027-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 5.B – CONCERTS AT EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS (2025-2027)
Proposed statement of royalties to be collected by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) in compensation for the performance in public, in Canada, of musical or dramatico-musical works forming part of its repertoire.
Royalties
Where an admission charge is made for attendance at musical concerts during an exhibition or fair, in addition to any charge that may apply for entrance to the exhibition or fair itself, royalties shall be payable under this tariff for the public performance of any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire. The royalty payable for such public performance, for the years 2025-2027, is calculated at the rate of 3 per cent of gross receipts from ticket sales to the concert, exclusive of any applicable taxes, subject to a minimum fee of $60.14. Where the concert ticket allows the purchaser access to the exhibition grounds at any time after the opening on the day of the concert, the adult general grounds admission price shall be deducted from the ticket price to produce the net ticket price.
The royalties due under this tariff shall be calculated on a per concert basis and shall be payable immediately after the close of the exhibition.
Terms and Conditions
SOCAN shall have the right to audit the user’s books and records, on reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to verify the statements rendered and the royalties payable by the user.
All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2023.
taxes or levies of any kind.
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 1% above the Bank Rate effective on the last day of the previous month (as published by the Bank of Canada). Interest shall not compound.
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2023.