About Recording Artists' Collecting Society (RACS)

For over ten years, RACS has been collecting and disbursing equitable remuneration for eligible performers. In 1998, the Copyright Board of Canada approved Tariff 1A. Tariff 1A is based on SOCAN's tariff to collect from commercial radio in Canada. Through Re:Sound, (The Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC) became Re:Sound on March 1, 2010), RACS collects a portion of Canadian radio stations gross advertising revenue and forwards these collected monies to eligible performers.

In 2000, the Copyright Board passed the blank tape levy or Private Copying. Through the Canadian Private Copying Collective ("CPCC"), RACS collects private copying monies from the manufacturers of blank recording media (audio cassettes, CD-R's, CD-RW's etc.) for eligible performers.

More recently, the Copyright Board has passed two new new tariffs which are being administered through Re:Sound on behalf of RACS. These new tariffs are Tariff 17 (pay audio) and Tariff 3 (background music).

To keep up with the ever changing world, Re:Sound is continually proposing and defending new tariffs before the Copyright Board on behalf of RACS and their four other Board members.

Keep checking this page for exciting news on tariffs being proposed and defended.

The private copying levy - and the $30 million it represents to Canadian music rights holders every year - is in jeopardy.

Support Canadian Artists: Save the Levy!