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The letter states that Socan — the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada — is demanding royalties for songs being performed in stations. According to TransLink, those costs could add up to $40,000 a year and will be passed on to the artists. […] A transit busking program in Toronto underwent a similar review with Socan about five years ago, said Danny Nicholson of the Toronto Transit Commission.
Musicians and singers who are approved to perform inside the region’s SkyTrain stations were sent a letter in October from the region’s transit authority, informing them they could soon be asked to pay as much as $1,500 annually for a performance licence.
