MROC was founded on September 31, 2009 as a federally incorporated not-for-profit “Collective Society” which collects remuneration, royalties, license fees, levies and other compensation arising from or in connection with musicians’ performing and reproduction rights relating to their performances. MROC takes over the role played by AFM Canada’s Musicians’ Neighbouring Rights Royalties (MNRR) since 1998.

In 1997, the Copyright Act of Canada was amended to allow performers and record companies to collect royalties for their role in the creation of sound recordings.

The new “neighbouring rights” regime expressly recognized the rights of performers in their performances and their right to compensation and their right to compensation for the public performance or broadcast of their performances on recordings.

The new regime, resulted in the formation of the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC), which recently changed its name to Re-Sound. Re-Sound collects under various tariffs approved by the Copyright Board of Canada and forwards it on to MROC for distribution to performers.

Further information about these tariffs is available through the Copyright Board’s website: www.cb-cda.gc.ca