David Basskin

Current

• President and CEO at CMRRA Ltd.

Past

• In-House Counsel at Nelvana
• Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel at CTV Television Network Ltd.
• Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the High Court at Supreme Court of Ontario

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Education

• University of Toronto
• York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
• York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

• University of Toronto - New College

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Connections

29 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

• My Company

David Basskin’s Experience

• President and CEO

  CMRRA Ltd.

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)

  October 1989 — Present (19 years)

  CMRRA is Canada's largest music licensing agency. On behalf of tens of thousands of copyright owners and music publishers, we issue licenses and collect royalties respecting the reproduction of music. CMRRA licenses the reproduction of music on CD, in films, television programs and advertising and via Internet distribution through services such as iTunes and Puretracks. CMRRA also collects the Broadcast Mechanical Tariff and the Private Copying Levy for its clients.
  
  Representation by CMRRA is open to any music copyright owner or music publisher whose songs are in use in Canada. For further information, please visit http://www.cmrra.ca or call (416) 926-1966.

• In-House Counsel

  Nelvana

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

  April 1988 — September 1989 (1 year 6 months)

• Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel

  CTV Television Network Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  December 1981 — April 1988 (6 years 5 months)

• Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the High Court

  Supreme Court of Ontario

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)

  April 1979 — April 1980 (1 year 1 month)

David Basskin’s Education

• University of Toronto

  MBA, 2002 — 2003

• York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

  LL.M., Intellectual Property, 1996 — 1999

• York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

  LL.B., 1974 — 1977

• University of Toronto - New College

  B.A., Philosophy, 1971 — 1974

Additional Information

David Basskin’s Websites:

• My Company