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Posts by Marco Foley

Mechanical royalties: Footnote to a historic achievement

Our international partner, the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) has released a summary of the recent achievements regarding the US Copyright Royalty Board and mechanical royalties on physical and downloads. The text is reproduced below:   In this, the early May of 2022, songwriters, composers and music publishers have received some very welcome news,…
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Download the SCGC submission on AI and IoT music copyright frameworks

As discussions regarding technology in music continue, the position of music creators in this new copyright framework continue to be threatened. In 2021, the Government of Canada launched consultations on the implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) on Canadian copyright policy. MCNA member, the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGA)…
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Tremendous victory for music creators as U.S. frozen mechanical rates are rejected

Music Creators North America is delighted and proud to report that the US Copyright Royalty Board has rejected the proposal by corporate giants in the record and music publishing industry (supported by a lone, outlier songwriter group) to freeze mechanical and download royalty rates. The judge’s conclusion included the following statement. … the Judges find…
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United States Trade Representative

Songwriter groups applaud progress in WTO trips waiver discussions

Music Creators North America, the Songwriters Guild of America, the National Music Council of the United States, the Society of Composers & Lyricists and the US Copyright Alliance are extremely gratified that their efforts to curb the illegitimate and groundless expansion during the global pandemic of fair use for copyrighted works in various foreign nations…
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MCNA statement on Ukraine invasion

Music Creators North America has joined the global creator community to condemn, in the strongest terms possible, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This unjustified and brutal act of aggression is an assault on the lives, rights and freedoms of the Ukrainian people and on the irreplaceable culture they have given to the world. We stand…
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