Unifying the Canadian Music Rights Ecosystem: SOCAN Acquires CMRRA from SoundExchange in Landmark Deal
Executive Overview In a monumental development reshaping the landscape of music publishing and intellectual property administration in North America, Canadian songwriter collecting society SOCAN has announced its acquisition of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA). Previously owned by U.S.-based collecting society SoundExchange since 2017, the CMRRA’s absorption into SOCAN consolidates the vast majority of … Read more
