Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Founded in 1975, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) is a music licensing collective representing music rightsholders who range in size from large multinational music publishers to individual songwriters. Together, they own or administer the vast majority of songs recorded, sold and broadcast in Canada. On their behalf, CMRRA issues licenses to individuals or organizations for the reproduction of songs on various media, as described below.

Licensees pay royalties to CMRRA which CMRRA, in turn, distributes to its rightsholder members. The royalty rates are determined  pursuant to negotiated agreements or tariffs certified by the Copyright Board of Canada.

CMRRA offers the following licensing and royalty collection services:

• Mechanical licensing, for the reproduction of songs on CDs, cassettes and similar physical products
• Online music licensing, for the reproduction of songs related to music downloads, streaming and webcasting
• Broadcast mechanical licensing, for the reproduction of songs by radio stations and satellite broadcasters
• Private copying, for the collection of the private copying levy via the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC).

 

Website: http://www.cmrra.ca/cmrra/about/

Letter of Support: https://music.us/letters/CMRRA.pdf