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A workout just isn’t a workout without music BY MARTIN GANGNIER
or many Canadians, good music goes hand in hand with a good workout. The right music can energize, up- lift and even improve a work-
out. If you’re a Canadian fitness busi- ness owner, you understand the value of recorded music. Whether you’re using recorded mu-
sic in workout areas, in group exercise classes, or in both, you may be subject to music licensing fees that you don’t know about. You don’t need to work in the mu-
sic industry to understand how the ecosystem works. Re:Sound wants to make it easier for fitness business owners across Canada to understand how to meet licensing obligations, to understand the difference between background and in-class music, and to learn more about who the invoice in your mailbox is from and how to pay it.
The players In Canada, there are two organizations
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that collect on behalf of rights hold- ers: Re:Sound and SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada). There are two pieces that make up
music creation: the first is the sound recording, performed by musicians and produced by a record label. The second is the composition or song, which was created by a composer. Re:Sound represents the rights hold-
ers of the recorded music—that is, indi- vidual musicians and record labels.
A bit of background Before 1997, artists and record com- panies did not receive royalties for the public performance and broadcast of their work—only songwriters and com- posers (represented by SOCAN) did. An amendment to the Copyright Act of Canada brought Canada in line with 85 other countries who had already es- tablished this right for individual art- ists and record companies to be fairly compensated for the public perfor- mances of their works.
Who is Re:Sound? This change in legislation required a new organization to administer these rights and to file tariffs on be- half of rights holders. Re:Sound is the Canadian not-for-profit music licens- ing company dedicated to providing fair compensation to artists and re- cord companies for their public per- formance rights. Re:Sound advocates for record labels and individual art- ists, and it educates businesses across Canada about licensing obligations when they use recorded music. One of Re:Sound’s roles is to file
tariffs with the Copyright Board of Canada to ensure that artists and re- cord labels are fairly compensated when their recorded music is being used. Tariffs are set based on what all stakeholders believe music is worth in its various uses. Re:Sound files eco- nomic evidence to support its tar- iff proposals, with full opportunity for objectors to present their own al- ternative proposals. After a decision has been made the tariff is certified and Re:Sound is authorized to collect
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