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RECENT DECISIONS (PDF)
  • SOCAN-NRCC Pay Audio Services Tariff, 2007-2009
    Reasons (January 15, 2010); Tariff (January 16, 2010)

  • Interim tariff of levies to be collected by CPCC in 2010 on the sale of blank audio recording media in Canada
    Reasons (December 16, 2009)

  • Interim Decision
    Application to fix royalties for a licence and its related terms and conditions (SODRAC v. Les chaînes Télé Astral and Teletoon Inc.)
    Reasons (December 14, 2009)

  • Private Copying 1999-2007
    Z.E.I. Media Plus Inc.'s Application to Vary
    Reasons (October 19, 2009)

  • SOCAN Tariff 22.A (Internet - Online Music Services) 2007-2010 and CSI - Online Music Services (2008-2010)
    Request for joint examination
    Reasons (October 8, 2009)

  • NRCC Tariff 7 (Motion Picture Theatres and Drive-Ins) 2009-2011 and Tariff 9 (Commercial Television) 2009-2013 [Preliminary Issue]
    Reasons (September 16, 2009)

  • Application to consolidate two arbitrations:
    SODRAC v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and SODRAC v. Les chaînes Télé Astral and Teletoon
    Reasons (August 27, 2009)

  • Reprographic Reproduction (2005-2009)
    Access Copyright Tariff for Educational Institutions
    News Release (June 26, 2009); Reasons (June 26, 2009); Tariff (June 27, 2009)

DECISIONS UNDER ADVISEMENT
  • Commercial Radio
    SOCAN Tariff 1.A (2008, 2009); NRCC Tariff 1.A (2008, 2009-2011), CMRRA/SODRAC Inc. - Commercial Radio (2008-2012), AVLA-SOPROQ - Commercial Radio (2008-2011), ArtistI - Commercial Radio (2009-2011)

  • Private Copying 2010

  • CBC Radio
    SOCAN Tariff 1.C (2006-2010) and NRCC Tariff 1.C (2006-2011)

PROPOSED TARIFFS FOR 2010 (PDF)
UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS
  • NRCC Tariff 6 (Use of Music to Accompany Dance and Fitness) 2008-2012
    arrow Hearing beginning Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., Copyright Board's hearing room

  • Joint Arbitrations: SODRAC v. SRC/CBC and SODRAC v. Groupe Astral
    arrow Hearing beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., Copyright Board's hearing room

  • SODRAC Tariff 5 (Video-copies) 2009-2012
    arrow The hearing will begin after the Joint Arbitrations
    (Date to be determined)

  • Online Music Services
    SOCAN Tariff 22.A (2007-2010)
    CMRRA/SODRAC Inc. Tariff (2008-2010)

    arrow Hearing beginning Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., Copyright Board's hearing room

  • Arbitration: SODRAC v. MusiquePlus
    flèche Hearing beginning Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., Copyright Board's hearing room

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