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Below is a chart to identify the common licensing uses and the appropriate contacts.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Use</th> <th>Contact</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Reproduction of Sound Recordings (master rights)</td> <td>Connect Music Licensing, SOPROQ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance/transmission of Sound Recordings (neighbouring rights)</td> <td>Re:Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reproduction of Musical Works (mechanical rights)</td> <td>CSI, CMRRA</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Performance of Musical Works</td> <td>SOCAN</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Reproduction/performance of music video</td> <td>Connect Music Licensing, SOPROQ</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Film or Television usage (synchronization rights)</td> <td>Individual rights holder (often the record label)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Common Examples:</h3> <p><strong>1. Company wishes to provide background music services to retail establishments</strong></p> <p>Connect Music Licensing and SOPROQ licensing required to reproduce the sound recordings for provision to the retail establishment. Connect Music Licensing’s licence fees are available at <a href="http://www.connectmusiclicensing.ca/licensing/music-supply-services.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.connectmusiclicensing.ca/licensing/music-supply-services.aspx</a>.</p> <p>CMRRA licensing may be required for the reproduction of the musical work (composition).</p> <p>SOCAN and Re:Sound licensing required to compensate authors and composers (SOCAN Tariff 16 – <a href="https://www.socan.ca/pdf/GovCaRevisedTariffs/Tariff16.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.socan.ca/pdf/GovCaRevisedTariffs/Tariff16.pdf</a>) for performance of musical works and producers and performers (Re:Sound Tariff 3<a href="http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/tariffs-tarifs/certified-homologues/2006/20061021-m-b.pdf" target="_blank"> http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/tariffs-tarifs/certified-homologues/2006/20061021-m-b.pdf</a>) for performance/transmission of sound recordings.</p> <p><strong>2. 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