December 3, 2021 Registry of the Copyright Board Copyright Board of Canada 56 Sparks Street, Suite 800 Ottawa ON K1A 0C9
via email: registry-greffe@cb-cda.gc.ca Re: SOCAN Tariffs (2023-2025) – HAC Objections 1. This letter constitutes the statement of objections of the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) in respect of the statement of the following proposed royalties filed by SOCAN for the performance in public or the communication to the public by telecommunication, in Canada, of musical or dramatico-musical works:
a. Tariff No. 3.B - Cabarets, Cafes, Clubs, Cocktail Bars, Dining Rooms, Lounges, Restaurants, Roadhouses, Taverns and Similar Establishments – Recorded Music Accompanying Live Entertainment (2023-2025)
b. Tariff No. 8 – Receptions, Conventions, Assemblies and Fashion Shows (2023-2025) c. Tariff No. 18 - Recorded Music for Dancing (2023-2025) d. Tariff No. 20 – Karaoke Bars and Similar Establishments (2023-2025) This statement of proposed royalties was published by the Copyright Board on November 3, 2021.
2. The HAC objects to the proposed terms and rates of all these tariffs on the basis that they are excessive and unreasonable. The HAC submits that the Board should not approve the tariffs as filed.
3. The HAC reserves the right to present evidence and raise issues in support of these and other objections to the Copyright Board in any proceeding relating to the Proposed Tariffs.
Van Loon Simmons Professional Corporation 770 -45 O’Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P1A4 www.vanloonsimmons.com
The information contained herein is intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law.