Royalties

Who collects royalties?

Royalties collection

Royalties are collected directly by ARTISTI or by Re:Sound and the Canadian Private Copying Collective

Files and defends tariff proposals for the reproduction right and the other exclusive rights that it administers for its members
Negotiates agreements with users for the right of reproduction and the other exclusive rights that it administers for its members
Collects royalties deriving from the tariffs it obtained or the agreements concluded with users

Files and defends the equitable remuneration tariff proposals before the Copyright Board of Canada on behalf of its member societies
Collects equitable remuneration royalties from Canadian users
Collects, prepares and transfers source data pertaining to the use of recordings to its member societies for distribution of royalties to the represented right holders

Files and defends tariff proposals that apply to blank audio media that are subject to private copying royalties
Collects and distributes to its member societies the royalties deriving from the private copying regime in Canada

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ARTISTI distributes three types of royalties on the behalf of performers it represents in Canada and elsewhere in the world.

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To be eligible for royalties, you must first have taken part in an admissible sound recording and meet other conditions.

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The sound recordings in which you have participated may be eligible for various royalty regimes.

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The Copyright Board of Canada, a federal economic regulatory body, holds hearings to certify tariffs or to renew expired tariffs.

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