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Posts by Marco Foley

Comments to Government: AI Action Plan

7Regarding the Executive Order 14179 Issued On January 23, 2025 by President Donald J. Trump titled: “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”1 Submitted Pursuant to Federal Register Notice 90 FR 90882 (Request for Information) by: The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and the United States’ affiliate members of…
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MCNA joins NYS legal panel on foreign music publishing and neighboring rights

On Friday 1 November, MCNA board member, Charlie Sanders, participated in New York State Bar Association’s panel on foreign music publishing and neighboring rights. Representing MCNA, the Songwriters Guild of America and Fair Trade Music International, Charlie was joined by colleagues Neeta Ragoowansi of Women in Music, Ernst Bakker of Zanoise and Peer Music’s Neville…
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The 2024 Fair Trade Music International Awards

MCNA partner announces recipients of 2024 FTMI awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights

Teresa Parodi and Satoshi Watanabe are recipients of the FTMI Award for outstanding contribution to music creator rights in 2024. 28 October 2024 – Montréal, Canada: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Argentinean songwriter and inaugural minister for culture, Teresa Parodi, and Japanese creators’ rights advocate, Satoshi Watanabe, as recipients of the 2024 FTMI…
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“Taylor’s Guitar”: An essay on creative freedom by Charles Sanders

MCNA board member, Charlie Sanders, recently published a guest post on the Trichordist website regarding the freedom to create and the lessons we can draw from history. The text is reproduced below with Charlie’s kind permission. Recently, a viral video originating from Waxahachie, Texas made the social media rounds featuring the winning bidder of a…
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MCNA expresses thanks and support to Representative Scott Fitzgerald for MLC improvement comments

Coalition of independent US and global songwriters and composers expresses thanks and support to representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) for his letter urging improvements to the US Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) September 3, 2024, Washington,  DC : The Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) and the Music Creators North America…
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New Canadian legislation to require cultural contributions from large foreign streaming services

Our Canadian members, Songwriters Association of Canada and Screen Composers Guild of Canada have been campaigning for a legislative change to the funding of domestic and indigenous content. The following update first appeared on the S.A.C. website. Creators of Canadian and indigenous content to receive CAD $200 million boost as new legislation requires foreign-owned streaming…
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Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red on the battle for equitable publishing

“There are people with Grammys and plaques that can’t pay their rent … it means nothing.” In a video released on 19 February, Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red laid out yet another challenge facing independent music creators today. During the 15 minute piece, she described how the huge power imbalance between songwriters and some larger artists…
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