Two Is the Loneliest Number: Why are songwriters punished for 1909?
Why are we still arguing about a 2¢ royalty instead of a new numbering system?
Category: Mechanical Licensing Collective
Questions on the MLC Tax Return and the Ghost of Jimmy Hoffa
There are some loose ends on the MLC’s first tax return.
Songwriters and Publishers Ask the MLC: Where’s my money?
The Mechanical Licensing Collective, Inc. has been sitting on a half billion dollars of songwriter money for seven months with no payment in sight. Where is the Copyright Office?
CMU, the Black Box, Enron and the MMA
The recent $424 million black box distribution may be the start of a massive fraud case.
Results and Recommendations of the Artist Rights Watch MLC Awareness Survey
Some surprising results from the MLC Awareness Survey
Making Sense of the New Blanket Mechanical License and the Mechanical Licensing Collective #IRespectMusic
This post first appeared on MusicTech Solutions This is a recording of a webinar about the Mechanical Licensing Collective that I did with Abby North and Gwen Seale, sponsored by Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, Austin Texas Musicians and Austin Music Foundation. The webinar is from the point of view of self-published […]
When Do I Get Paid by The MLC?
Songwriters are beginning to realize that the government is forcing them to use The MLC, Inc. (financed by the streaming services) as their mechanical licensing collective for collecting and paying their mechanical royalties. So now they are asking questions about when and how that payment is to be made, among other things. The over arching […]
Save the Date! January 14 at Noon CST, Zoom Panel with @musictechpolicy @northmusicgroup @sealeinthedeal for Independent Songwriters
I’m grateful to Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts, Austin Texas Musicians and the Austin Music Foundation for hosting an information webinar next week on the impact of the new blanket mechanical license under the Music Modernization Act on independent songwriters. We will also cover the nuts and bolts of dealing with The MLC, […]
Happy New License Availability Date!
Should old acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind? Auld Lang Syne, by Robert Burns If you’ve gotten accustomed to regular mechanical royalty checks every month or quarter paid directly to you (or your publisher) by streaming services or for downloads like iTunes, fasten your seatbelt. You may have some surprises coming in this time […]
Please Take Our Mechanical Licensing Collective Survey
Please take a moment and complete the ArtistRightsWatch new anonymous 10 question survey regarding The MLC at this link. We’re gathering general anonymized information about how songwriters and publishers have heard about The MLC and whether you think an independent advocate (or an “ombudsman”) would be useful to you. This will help us plan future […]
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