Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada

Summary

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada is a copyright collective^[1]. It draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (copyright_collective category, ranking #5 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada was a member of Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs^[3].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's instance of is recorded as copyright collective^[5].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's item operated is recorded as SOCAN Public Repertoire^[6].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto^[7].
• March 16, 1990 marks the founding of Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada^[8].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's official website is recorded as http://www.socan.com/^[9].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's official website is recorded as http://www.socan.com/fr/^[10].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's legal form is recorded as nonprofit organization^[11].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SOCAN'}^[12].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's owner of is recorded as SOCAN Public Repertoire^[13].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's operating area is recorded as Canada^[14].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24757'}^[15].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24275'}^[16].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25438'}^[17].
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+25606'}^[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Rights Society^[19]

• Country: CA^[20]

• Began / founded: 1990-03-16^[21]

• Community tags: rights society^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6ead4ab9-ad3a-44f8-b952-ad2f7f265bde^[23]

Body

Founding

March 16, 1990 marks the founding of Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada^[8].

Identity

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SOCAN'}^[12].

Operations

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto^[7].

Why It Matters

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (copyright_collective category, ranking #5 of 22).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]