Campaigns, Comments and Updates
The following comments and updates are submitted on behalf of Music Creators North America (MCNA), an alliance of music creator organizations that represent the rights and interests of composers and songwriters in the United States and Canada.
Each of our member organizations is run exclusively by and for music creators. As such, MCNA is the pure voice of North American music creators and, through our global alliances, a half-million songwriters and composers throughout the world.
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…
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Independent music creator groups will again speak out on new CRB Phonorecords IV royalty proposal
SGA, SCL & MCNA to review the new mechanical royalty rate settlement of the major labels and publishers, seeking to ensure that the music creator…
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MCNA launches initiative to amplify the voice of creators in future copyright royalty proceedings
Music Creators North America has announced an initiative aimed at amending the US Copyright Act to make it easier for interested music creator groups to…
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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…
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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…
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Copyright Office issues final rule for initiating Copyright Claims Board proceedings and related procedures
Music Creators North America, together with the Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, the National Music Council of the United States…
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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…
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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…
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MCNA submits “letter in response” to US Copyright Royalty Board following motion from Spotify, Amazon and Pandora
Music Creators North America has again joined its member organizations in drafting a response to Chief Copyright Royalty Judges Suzanne Barnett, David R. Strickler and…
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CRB receives second round of “frozen mechanicals” comments from international songwriter groups
Music Creators North America has again joined with our member organizations, the Songwriters Guild of America and the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and with…
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International songwriter groups join MCNA in opposing the freezing of mechanical royalty rates in the US
Music Creators North America, the Songwriters Guild of America and the Society of Composers & Lyricists have been joined by nine domestic and international groups…
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Streaming “needs a complete reset”. UK government inquiry concurs with FTMI study on revenue parity
After ten months of analysis, discussions and expert testimony, the UK government has released the results of its inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming…
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