Version 2 of 32 (2006-03-20 to 2006-09-29) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.
Organization: |
Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada / Société canadienne des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (SOCAN)
41 Valleybrook Drive Toronto, ON M3B 2S6 Canada |
Telephone number: | 416-442-3373 |
Fax number: | 416-442-3831 |
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: | Andre LeBel, CEO |
Description of the organization's activities: | SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works. It administers the performing rights of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international societies by licensing the use of their music in Canada. The fees collected are distributed as royalties to our members and to affiliated performing rights societies throughout the world. SOCAN also distribute royalties received from those societies to its members for the use of their music worldwide. SOCAN has offices in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton and Dartmouth. |
Organization's membership or classes of membership: | SOCAN's members are songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers. |
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? | No |
Name: | Anne Godbout |
Position title: | Director Legal Dept & Legal Counsel |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | France Lafleur |
Position title: | VP Licensing & General Mgr Quebec & Atlantic Division |
Public offices held: | No |
Name: | C. Paul Spurgeon |
Position title: | Vice President Legal Services & General Counsel |
Public offices held: | No |
Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: | Canadian Heritage (PCH), Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Industry Canada, Justice Canada (JC), Privy Council Office (PCO) | ||||||||||
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format | ||||||||||
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: | Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Telecommunications | ||||||||||
Subject Matter: Retrospective: | Submissions re: Copyright Act, Copyright Act Amendment proposals meetings with Officials, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament. Submissions re: Broadcasting Act, Canadian Content Regulations | ||||||||||
Subject Matter: Prospective: | Submissions re: Copyright Act, Copyright Act Amendment proposals meetings with Officials, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Members of Parliament. Submissions re: Broadcasting Act, Canadian Content Regulations plus Submissions regarding WTO and other trade treaties | ||||||||||
Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
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