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 2.C – Television - Société de télédiffusion du Québec (2026-2028)
For the communication to the public by telecommunication of musical or dramatico-musical works.
Effective Period: 2026-01-01 – 2028-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 2.C – TELEVISION - SOCIÉTÉ DE TÉLÉDIFFUSION DU QUÉBEC (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 communication to the public by telecommunication, in Canada, of musical or dramatico-musical works forming part of its repertoire, which, where applicable, includes the making available of such works 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 To communicate to the public by telecommunication, at any time and as often as desired in the years 2026 to 2028, any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire by
(a) a station operated by the Société de télédiffusion du Québec (STQ); and (b) the websites and other technological platforms (e.g. Internet, iPod, mobile phones, iPad) operated by the STQ,
the annual fee is $334,602.95, payable in equal quarterly instalments on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 15 of the year covered by the tariff.
This tariff applies only to stations, websites or technological platforms operated by the STQ and
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2024.
no other distribution undertaking or programming undertaking.
Terms and Conditions All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental 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, 2024.