[BC] Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006

[Jeff Allen]

Dumb.  Soon we will be paying royalties for that song stuck in your head.
It's in your head...your a walkin file server....oh and if you sing the song
to others...they also must pay.

J Allen



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas G. Osenkowsky" <tosenkowsky at prodigy.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Section 115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006


> > Is this very Good or very Bad for us Broadcasters?
> > (End Quote)
> > I would say it's not too good.
> > Thoughts?
>
> I was told (I may be wrong about this) that Canadian law
> mandates a royalty on every copy of music even if the
> original recording (CD, LP, etc) is lawfully owned by the
> station. If, for example, there is a cluster of six stations
> four of which share the same song (a crossover hit) then
> there are potentially five royalties. If each station's
> workstation stores the song as well as the file server,
> there are five copies. The royalty applies to promo as well
> as commercially purchased CD"s.
>
> U.S. has mechanical royalties. Although not directly related
> to the above, it is the reason that many CD's are only half or
> less populated. A royalty is paid for each cut on a CD. The
> import counterpart may have more cuts since this royalty does
> not apply in the originating country.
>
> Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE
>
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