Do I need a license for that? Music and Copyright
Jeudi, Août 12, 2010 - 10:14
Any public performance of music falls under Canada’s Copyright Act. This means that if you are playing music at an event you will need to have a license from SOCAN. For sport, recreation and physical activity Tariff 9, Tariff 19 and Tariff 21 are commonly requested licenses.
- Tariff 9 allows you to play music at events involving baseball, football, hockey, basketball, skating competitions, races, track meets and other sport events.
- Tariff 19 allows you to play music involving physical exercise (dancercize, aerobics, body building and other similar activities) and dance instruction that take place in one room.
- Tariff 21 allows you to play music in school and/or community recreational facilities for activities such as figure skating, hockey, fitness activities and amateur rodeos.
For additional information go to:
- Cameron, Zane. (2010) What’s the Score on Copyright and Licensing? Fitness Informer. Spring, p.26. (Available in SIRC Collection)
- (2007) When Music is Played at Your Event, Who Pays the Piper? Centre for Sport and Law Newsletter. (Accessed: Aug. 12, 2010)
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