Appointment and Authorization
1. I, the undersigned, on the terms and conditions set out below, for the duration of this agreement, hereby appoint ACTRA PRS Inc. (“ACTRA RACS”) to be my exclusive agent in the territories listed in this agreement for the purposes of licensing users of eligible sound recordings embodying my performances and for the purposes of collecting and distributing to me remuneration, royalties, license fees, levies and all other compensation arising out of the uses of my performances contemplated by sections 15 (reproduction by radio broadcasters), 19 (telecommunication to the public and performance in public) and 81 (reproduction on blank recording media) of the Copyright Act (Canada) including, for greater certainty, remuneration for making my performances available where and as compensable, together with the right to receive the performer’s share of remuneration otherwise payable pursuant to certified reproduction tariffs to sound recording copyright collectives (including, but not limited to, broadcast mechanical tariffs) (“Remuneration”).
2. The foregoing appointment includes all rights and powers necessary to administer and to enforce rights related to the use of my performances, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right to file and defend tariffs for certification by the Copyright Board of Canada.
3. The foregoing appointment shall include assignment of or authorization to license, collect and distribute Remuneration arising out of amendments to or expansions of the rights referred to herein.
4. Nothing herein prohibits ACTRA RACS from assigning rights hereunder, or a portion thereof, to other organizations. In the event that ACTRA RACS assigns all my rights to another collective society, I understand that ACTRA RACS will notify me within thirty (30) days following such assignment.
5. This agreement is effective as of the date it is signed, will continue in effect for three (3) years and will automatically renew for successive three-year periods unless I revoke it in writing not less than thirty (30) days prior to any renewal date. Revocation shall be effective at the end of the then-current term.
6. I authorize ACTRA RACS and its agents to deduct reasonable administrative fees in order to perform effectively their mandate hereunder.
7. I consent to the collection, use and disclosure to third party copyright collectives of the personal information contained herein for the purpose of performing this agreement. I understand that ACTRA RACS and its agents shall otherwise maintain this information in a confidential manner.
8. I understand that it is my obligation to supply to ACTRA RACS and to update from time to time a list of all eligible sound recordings embodying my performances.
9. I acknowledge and agree that ACTRA RACS shall not be liable to collect or distribute to me any Remuneration due and payable to me arising from any agreement between me and another collective society or similar organization.
10. I acknowledge and agree that ACTRA RACS shall not enforce rights assigned or authority granted hereunder, and shall not be liable for any Remuneration in respect of periods that have closed out, as that term is defined under reconciliation agreements between collective societies or similar organizations
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