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SODRAC was founded in
1985 on the initiative of songwriters and composers in order to manage the
reproduction rights of authors, composers and publishers of musical works. In
September 1997, a new department was created specifically to manage the
rights of creators of artistic works.
The Visual Arts
and Crafts Department's national (Canadian) repertoire lists an increasing
number of artists from both the visual arts and crafts fields. Indeed,
SODRAC has been mandated by Quebec's Craft Council, the Conseil des
métiers d'art du Québec in order to manage the rights of creators of
works of artistic craftsmanship.
At the
international level, an important number of representation agreements have
been concluded with many foreign collectives, among which: ADAGP (France),
ARS (United-States), Bild-Kunst (Germany), BURIDA (Ivory Coast), COPY-DAN
(Denmark), LATGA (Lithuania), RAO (Russia), SABAM (Belgium), SACK (North
Korea), SIAE (Italy), SOMAAP (Mexico), VI$COPY (Australia and New-Zealand)
as well as with PICASSO administration and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
In order to
ensure the representation of this new category of members in its
administration, SODRAC has formed a special committee composed of
artists and right owners in the visual arts and crafts fields. Mandates of
this committee include the establishment of management policies and
intervention strategies concerning the Visual Arts and Crafts repertoire.
SODRAC, by its
active involvement in the many stages of the revision of the Canadian
Copyright Law, guards the interests of the artists and right owners it
represents and is working to increase the protection that is granted to
them by the introduction, among other things, of the "droit de
suite", as well as the extension of the duration of copyright
protection up to 70 years after the death of the author.
SODRAC is
member of CISAC, CIAGP (International Council of Authors of the Graphic
and Plastic Arts and of Photographers) and of the Canadian branch of
ALAI (International Literary and Artistic Association).
Members of the Visual Arts and Crafts Committee
Janine Carreau
Right Owner
Louise Chapados
Director of services, Training and funding
Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec
François Dallaire
Right Owner
Diane Juster
Chairwoman
Vice-president - author, Board of directors of Sodrac
Yseult Riopelle
Right Owner
Marc Séguin
Right Owner
Yves Trudeau
Right Owner
Jehan Valiquet
Vice-president - publisher, Board of directors of Sodrac
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SODRAC staff
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Management
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General Manager
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Alain Lauzon CA
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Head, Accounting
Department
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Lizette Bradette
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Director of Operations
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Guylaine Théroux
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Head, Visual
Arts and Crafts Department
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François Dell'Aniello
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Member services and licensing - Visual Arts
and Crafts
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Claudine Nicol
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Collection
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Guy Rainville
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Royalty Distribution
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Lise Carle
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Computer Services
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Joël Martin
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