SOCAN Publishers  Royalties by

SOCAN Distributions to and Royalties

Distribution Pool, 2003 ($000)

from Affiliated Societies ($000)

Television 

Royalties from Affiliated Societies

Cable 6,100

Distributions to Affiliated Societies

Television  

60,000

Broadcast 

10,292

50,000

57,799

Radio and 

40,000

47,312

General 

44,075

12,272

40,954

30,000

38,158

39,163

33,064

International 

20,000

28,120

29,126

29,688

Affiliated 

Societies 10,267

Concerts 1,660

10,000

Cinema 184

Pay Audio 570

Total 41,345

0

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Source: SOCAN

Note: Excludes any special cable arrears, pay audio arrears,

Source: SOCAN

cable overhead rates and private copy distributions.

Note: Excludes any special cable arrears, pay audio arrears,

cable overhead rates and private copy distributions.

International Performing Rights

The United States is the largest single

Royalties to SOCAN 

source of international performing rights

Foreign royalties for SOCAN members

royalties, accounting for 40.7% of all 

grew 7.3% in 2003 to $47.3 million,

foreign royalties, followed by France

according to SOCAN, which collects these

(18.8%) and the United Kingdom (9.7%).

royalties from foreign performing rights

Royalties from France and the UK both

organizations and distributes them to its

increased in 2003, by 39.9% and 27.2%,

members. SOCAN's foreign royalties 

respectively. The United States contributed

in 2003 exceeded foreign distributions,

$19.3 million to SOCAN songwriters,

which climbed 4.6% to $41.0 million

composers and publishers in 2003 down

from 2002.

12.4% from the previous year but repre 

senting a 60.4% increase over five years.

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