PROPOSED TARIFF
Filed with the Copyright Board by SOCAN on 2024-10-15 pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Copyright Act
Proposed Tariff Title: SOCAN Tariff 13.C – Public Conveyances - Railroad Trains, Buses and Other Public Conveyances, Excluding Aircraft and Passenger Ships (2026-2028)
For the public performance and the communication to the public by telecommunication of musical or dramatico-musical works.
Effective Period: 2026-01-01 – 2028-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 13.C – PUBLIC CONVEYANCES - RAILROAD TRAINS, BUSES AND OTHER PUBLIC CONVEYANCES, EXCLUDING AIRCRAFT AND PASSENGER SHIPS (2026-2028)
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 and communicate to the public by telecommunication, in Canada, musical or dramatico-musical works forming part of its repertoire, including the right to make such works available to the public by telecommunication in a way that allows a member of the public to have access to them from a place and at a time individually chosen by that member of the public.
Royalties For the performance and the communication to the public by telecommunication in railroad trains, buses and other public conveyances, excluding aircraft and passenger ships, by means of recorded music, at any time and as often as desired in the years 2026 to 2028, of any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire, the royalty payable is as follows:
$1.62 per person per year, based on the authorized passenger capacity of the car, bus or other public conveyance, subject to a minimum annual royalty of $96.64.
Terms and Conditions On or before January 31 of the year covered by the tariff, the user shall report the authorized passenger capacity and pay the applicable royalty to SOCAN.
SOCAN shall have the right to audit the user’s books and records, on reasonable notice and during 1
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2024.
normal business hours, to verify the statements rendered and the royalties payable by the user. 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.
All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental taxes or levies of any kind.
2 Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2024.