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SOCAN Acquires Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)

SOCAN Acquires Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA)

The Canadian music rights organization has made an agreement to purchase the 50-year-old Canadian music licensing and royalty company from its current owner, SoundExchange, uniting two leaders in the broader rights handling sector.

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Lylette Pizarro McLean attends Billboard Women in Music 2022 at YouTube Theater on March 02, 2022 in Inglewood, Calif.

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SOCAN Teams With Musical AI to Offer 'Consent Management and Attribution' Tools For Generative AI Music

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