Overview

• Secretaría de Economía, IMPI, SACM and Concanaco launched a negotiation to draft a nationwide framework that clarifies rules and tariff calculations for public use of music.
• IMPI said the law requires payment for public communication of works and noted it can order three-day closures for noncompliance, with 2,084 inspection visits reported through late August.
• Business leaders, including Canaco Juárez, allege coercive collection practices, say on-site notices omit explicit rates, and report monthly demands ranging from 5,000 to 120,000 pesos depending on the business.
• SACM and IMPI rejected claims of extortion, citing typical monthly fees starting near 610 pesos for small venues and up to roughly 2,400 pesos, and they pointed to available discounts and previously registered tariffs.
• Commerce chambers escalated protests by urging shops, restaurants and venues to stop playing works by Martín Urieta Solano and other SACM-affiliated composers.