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In April 2016, the Copyright Board of Canada rendered its long-awaited decision related to the Commercial Radio Tariff. The tariff sets the royalty rates payable by commercial radio broadcasters for the use of music, including the songs that CMRRA and SODRAC (CSI) license for reproduction. This decision was the first by the Copyright Board to set rates for the reproduction right in music since certain amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act took effect in November 2012. CSI disagrees with many aspects of the decision and, together with Connect Music Licensing and SOPROQ, applied to the Federal Court of Appeal for judicial review. The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) did the same. Since having filed the applications, the parties have reached agreement in principle on revised rates and terms that will apply through the end of 2018.
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