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OUR
MISSION
SODRAC is a
reproduction rights society.
The right to reproduce a work is part of
copyright. As conferred by law to rightholders,
this right allows them to control the recording
of their works on any audio or audiovisual
contrivance ( compact disc, cassette,
videocassette, videodisc, contrivance resulting
from new technologies, etc. ) and how the
resulting recordings are used.
SODRAC, along with four (4) other societies, is a
member of the Canadian Private
Copying Collective (CPCC),the only
collecting body designated by the Copyright Board
of Canada. Its mandate is to collect and
distribute the levy on the sales of blank audio
recording media in Canada.
SODRAC is the assignee of it's members'
reproduction rights. On their behalf, it
negotiates collective and individual agreements
with the users of the works ( producers of sound
and video recordings, radio and television
broadcasters, educational institutions, etc. ).
In its collective agreements, SODRAC grants a
blanket exploitation license to users, in return
for a lump-sum payment which is then
redistributed to its members. In its individual
agreements, which are mainly for the reproduction
of pre-existing works in audiovisual productions,
SODRAC always consults the rightholders to ensure
that their moral right is respected.
SODRAC collects royalties for reproduction in
Canada and abroad. In foreign countries, the sums
due to SODRAC members are collected by sister
societies.
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Who
are we? 