News

18 March 2010

CPCC Press Release, March 18, 2010

Toronto – The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) congratulates the Standing
Committee on Canadian Heritage for their support to extend the private copying levy to digital music recorders. Read more...

25 November 2010

CPCC Press Release  November 25, 2010

TORONTO – A broad spectrum of Canadian artists ranging from global icons to emerging
talents are supporting the call for Canada’s private copying levy to be saved and modernized through changes to new copyright legislation currently before Parliament. Read More...

20 March 2009

CPCC Press Release, March 20, 2009

(Toronto) – In a joint letter to all MPs and Senators, three of Canada’s outstanding music creators are calling on Parliament to provide the country’s artists with copyright legislation that addresses the changing realities of private copying in the digital age.

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2 November 2010

CPCC Press Release  November 2, 2010

Toronto (ON) – A total of 19 arts organizations have come together in support of the campaign to ensure that Canadian songwriters, recording artists, publishers and record labels continue toreceive compensation when private copies are made of their music. Read More...

 

17 April 2010

CPCC Press Release, April 17, 2010

St. John’s – As Canada’s music industry celebrated another year of achievement at the Juno Awards, recording artists and songwriters from across the country today called on the federal government to introduce amendments to copyright legislation that will ensure artists are compensated for private copies made of their works, just as the law originally intended. Read More...

3 February 2011

SOCAN Press Release, February 3, 2011

Canadian creators stand united for changes to copyright bill: "Bill C-32 would cripple Canada’s competitiveness in the new digital economy"

As a special committee of MPs scrutinizes the government’s proposed reforms to copyright law (Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act), a broad coalition of groups and associations collectively representing hundreds of thousands of creative professionals employed in Canada’s arts and culture industries has come together in an unprecedented show of solidarity. Read More...

21 June 2011

June 21 2011 - (Toronto) With Apple, Google and Amazon now offering consumers in the United States “cloud-based” storage and retrieval of music files, much is being written in Canadian publications and blogs about the prospects of similar services being offered in this country and related potential issues. Read More

15 April 2011

CPCC Press Release - April 15, 2011

Toronto – Canada’s recording artists could potentially lose a vitally important revenue stream depending on the outcome of the federal election, warns the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC). Read More:

16 March 2010

CPCC Press Release, March 16, 2010

Toronto – The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) is applauding Charlie
Angus, NDP Parliamentary Critic of Canadian Heritage, for his introduction of a
Private Member’s Bill to expand the private copying levy to digital audio devices, such
as the iPod.

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28 April 2011

CPCC Press Release - April 28, 2011

(Toronto) – The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) today released the results of a survey sent to all five major federal political parties, asking each party for their views on issues related to Canada’s private copying regime.  These results will be provided to music rights holders, to help them in their decision-making process when they vote on May 2nd. Read More...

19 December 2011

(Toronto) – The Copyright Board of Canada has issued an interim Private Copying Tariff for 2012-2013. The interim tariff allows the Canadian Private Copying Collective, (CPCC) to continue to collect private copying levies on recordable CDs at the current rate of 29 cents until the Copyright Board certifies a final tariff. The CPCC has not requested an increase in the levy rate for 2012-2013. Read More

27 May 2010

Eva Avila, Divine Brown, Colin MacDonald (The Trews), John-Angus MacDonald (The Trews) and Carole Pope,The National Post, May 27, 2010

http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=3086306

17 December 2010

CPCC Press Release   December 17, 2010

Ottawa – In a pre-Christmas press conference at the Rideau Shopping Centre, Minister of
Industry Tony Clement and the Minister of Heritage James Moore continued to play Grinch to
Canadian music artists, by denying them fair compensation for copies of their work that aremade. Read More...

9 June 2010

Sophie Milman, The Toronto Star, June 9, 2010

Imagine that you are a fruit farmer. You grow apples in your orchard. Then imagine that the federal government introduced a new law that said you’ll get paid like you always did when people buy your apples to bake pies, but those who want to make juice from your apples can now have your apples for free.

Seems silly, doesn’t it? But that is essentially what Ottawa’s proposed new copyright legislation means for Canada’s songwriters and recording artists. Read More...

18 March 2009

Read the letter that Amy Sky, Marc Jordan and Marie Denise Pelletier sent to all Members of Parliament and the Senate on March 18, 2009.

 

8 February 2011

ACTRA Press Release  February 8, 2011

OTTAWA – Performers are calling on MPs to put politics aside and to do the right thing by amending the deeply flawed Bill C-32. ACTRA appeared before the committee today, stating that the ability of professional creators to thrive, innovate and reinvest in Canada’s digital economy is being threatened by the Bill. Read More....

10 December 2010

(Toronto) – The Copyright Board of Canada has issued the Private Copying Tariff 2011. Under the new tariff, the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) will continue to collect the private copying levy on blank CD-Rs at the same rate since 2008 (29¢). Read More