*** Cet atelier a été présenté en français le 6 novembre 2009***
Music New Brunswick and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) will present a seminar as a part of the 2009-10 MNB professional development series.
SOCAN 101 Info Session with Tim Hardy
Do you want to know how to earn money as a songwriter / composer ? Tim Hardy (SOCAN's Member & industry Relations Executive for Atlantic Canada) will be on hand to discuss the following topics;
a. How to join SOCAN if you're not already a member
b. SOCAN's revenue streams <Radio, TV, Film, Live Performances, Internet, etc.>
c. What's new at SOCAN
d. Understanding Copyright
e. The SOCAN Foundation
Date: SATURDAY DECEMBER 12th
Time: 2 pm
Place: At the MNB office, 108 High St, suite 209, Moncton
Cost: Free
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) As a collective for the performing rights of their members - the creators and publishers of music - SOCAN make sure they get paid for the public performance and communication to the public of their music. They do that by collecting licence fees, as set by the Copyright Board of Canada, from anyone playing or broadcasting live or recorded music.
SOCAN also pay royalties to members of our affiliated international Performing Rights Organizations (PROs) for the public performances in Canada of their copyright-protected works. Similarly, SOCAN pay royalties to Canadian music creators and publishers when their music is performed in other countries, by virtue of reciprocal agreements with these PROs. Because of these agreements, the SOCAN repertoire includes musical works written by their members as well as SOCAN members
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Copyright owners still have to protect their own copyright, but the advantage of joining SOCAN is that they collect licence fees from thousands of venues that play music, a task that would be difficult and time-consuming for copyright owners to do on their own.
Music/Musique NB (MNB) is the provincial music industry association, providing a support network for musicians, managers, and businesses involved in the creation of music within the province of New Brunswick
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contact : Jean Surette
info@musicnb.org • (506) 383-4662
www.musicnb.org