Copyright:Official Documents/SOCAN And Re:Sound Fees/Re:Sound Tariffs
Re:Sound Tariffs
Re:Sound (Re:Sound Music Licensing Company, formerly known as the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada) is a Canadian not-for-profit music licensing company dedicated to obtaining fair compensation for artists and record companies for their performance rights. While SOCAN collects fees on behalf of composers, authors and music publishers, Re:Sound collects fees on behalf of the rights owners of the sound recordings.
Re:Sound currently monitors and imposes 8 different tariffs, which have been approved by the Copyright Board of Canada. The relevant Re:Sound tariff for the purposes of UBC facility rentals for receptions (including weddings), conventions, video game events, assemblies and fashions shows is Tariff No. 5B – Receptions, Conventions, Assemblies and Fashion Shows. This is a per-event and per-day fee and ranges from $9.25 to $39.33 (without dancing) and $18.51 to $78.66 (with dancing), based on room capacity (seating and standing) as follows:
| Room Capacity (Seating and Standing) |
Fee Per Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Without Dancing | With Dancing | |
| 1-100 | $9.25 | $18.51 |
| 101-300 | $13.30 | $26.63 |
| 301-500 | $27.76 | $55.52 |
| >501 | $39.33 | $78.66 |
Similar to the SOCAN tariffs, there may be other Re:Sound tariffs applicable to UBC facilities and related organizations or establishments depending on the way the music will be performed, for example:
- Tariff No. 3 – Background Music: fee per attendee if can be estimated or determined after the event, otherwise, the fee is determined per square meter of the accessible area at the event.
- Tariff No. 5.D – Festivals, Exhibitions and Fairs: fee per event is dependent on number of attendees and ranges from $8.39 to $42.05 (up to 75,000 persons; anything above 75,000, there’s a variable per-attendee fee).
- Tariff 6.B – Use of Recorded Music to Accompany Physical Activities: Various annual or per admissions fee charged depending on the activity (e.g. fitness, skating, dance instruction, etc.).
If only live music (and not recorded music) is being played at the event in question, then Re:Sound tariffs would not be applicable.