How does SOCAN work?

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00:21 How to become a member…
00:58 What are the fees to be a member of SOCAN?
01:33 Do I have to renew my SOCAN membership?
01:57 Can I become a member after the fact?
02:07 How are royalty rates established?
03:07 How are SOCAN's fees established?
04:11 Who should declare the work?
04:51 Before declaring a work with more than one creator...
05:05 How are royalties distributed?
06:13 How often do you get paid?
06:41 Who declares the use of music in concerts?
08:27 Do I have to declare my own concerts?
09:24 Can performances on Facebook be declared as concerts?
09:57 Do I have to declare works that belong to the public domain?
Websites mentioned in this capsule:
www.socan.com/
www.sacem.fr/
www.prsformusi...
www.bmi.com/
www.ascap.com/
www.cisac.org/
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Montreal 2021

[@MindfulPeople]

Minimally speaking, does a works, by a song-writer (lyrics only), require a melody to qualify for registration with SOCAN, or can lyrics without music be registered?

[@suzannegrandma1150]

Thanks, well explained. 😊

[@keesvandraanen9186]

Thanks for your feedback. Let us know if there are any other subjects you'd like covered.

[@foto21]

I'd like to see someone from SOCAN tell me the advantages of them over an American PRO.

[@boratezel]

You need both, SOCAN collects your performance royalties in Canada and the US ones collect your performance royalties in the states

[@garaughty]

Awesome info... excellent presentation !