SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works. We administer the performing rights of our members (composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international societies by licensing the use of their music in Canada.
Which basically means that if you pay them other organisations like, for instance, RIAA takes their share.
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Which basically means that if you pay them other organisations like, for instance, RIAA takes their share.