四、加拿大著作权集体管理组织的运营在加拿大有很多集体管理版权的组织,SOCAN是时间最长的,建立于1925年,当时称作加拿大表演权协会(CPRS),其后转变为加拿大作曲者、作者和出版者协会(CAPAC)。1989年,它和PROCAN(最初称作加拿大的BMI)合并。关于加拿大集体管理运营的介绍,请参考克雷格·帕克斯2006年10月20日的《加拿大著作权集体 THE OPERATION OF THE COLLECTIVE COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT CANADA There are a number of organizations that collectively manage copyright in Canada. SOCAN was the longest established and was founded in 1925 as the Canadian Performance Rights Association (CPRS) and later as a Canadian composer, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPAC). In 1989, it merged with PROCAN (originally known as Canada’s BMI). For an introduction to Canadian collective management operations, see Craig Parks, "Copyright Collective, Canada, October 20, 2006