SOCAN LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEBSITE; SOCAN.CA
SPORTS SOPHISTICATED FUNCTIONALITY AND 2.0 FEATURES
(Toronto
– June 18, 2009)
SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada)
resources and tools to enhance its membership’s ability to manage their catalogues, track performances and
estimate upcoming distribution payments. The revamped site unveils enhanced features that will allow
SOCAN to better serve its members, customers, and other important stakeholders, while continuing to
deliver the same great services site users have come to depend on.
"SOCAN is very pleased to deliver such a forward
-thinking, user-friendly website to better serve our
members and other important stakeholders," said André LeBel, CEO of SOCAN. "The enhanced features
are impressive and reflect SOCAN’s progressiv
e nature. SOCAN invites you to visit the new site at
www.socan.ca
to experience the site for yourself."
Style and function-
wise SOCAN’s newly designed website has:
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modern look and feel
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registering works
Members will appreciate:
streamlined navigation quick links to popular functions such as applying for membership and
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royalty calculators
easy access to the members-only secure pages where they can review catalogues and use the
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quick links to register works
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All stakeholders will appreciate NEW features such as "SOCAN Interactive" section of the site:
educational resources, including webcasts, industry news items and events calendar
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audio clips
embedded video player for SOCAN podcasts SOCAN jukebox that will house all SOCAN Website
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feed back on certain topics of discussion full length audio clips from Members' repertoire
the introduction of the "Your Voice" feature - an opportunity for SOCAN members and customers to
About SOCAN
At SOCAN, we understand that the Canadian music industry is only as strong as the sum of its parts. We are
proud to play a leading role, working with other organizations to ensure the long-
term health of our members’
livelihoods and the Canadian music industry as a whole. SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the
communication and performance of musical works. We administer these rights on behalf of our members
(composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by
licensing this use of their music in Canada. The fees collected are distributed as royalties to our members
and to affiliated organizations throughout the world. We also distribute royalties received from those
organizations to our members for the use of their music worldwide. SOCAN has offices in Toronto, Montreal,
Vancouver, Edmonton and Dartmouth.
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For more information, contact:
Angela Vink Bill Wilson Anne Richard
Communications & Marketing
Manager
Senior Communications &
Marketing Specialist
Francophone
Communications
Phone: 416-442-3836 Phone: 416-445-8700 ext. 784 Phone: 514-844-8377
E-mail:
vinka@socan.ca E-mail: wilsonb@socan.ca E-mail: richarda@socan.ca
today re-launched its website complete with a whole new look, seamless navigation and new multimedia
features. SOCAN.ca has long been a leading site amongst music rights organizations, providing educational