SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) / SOCAN (La Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique)
Registration:
5
of
12
(2018-03-06
to
2018-09-16)
Policies or Program
- Extend copyright term for authors in line with EU and US policy.
- The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's Recommendation #1 from the Review of the Canadian Music Industry Report: "The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada examine the time that it takes for decisions to be rendered by the Copyright Board of Canada ahead of the upcoming review of the Copyright Act so that any changes could be considered by the Copyright Board of Canada as soon as possible."
Regulation
- Regulatory changes to allow the digital assigning of copyright