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Musical culture and economics rest on both speech freedoms and copyright protections

Nov 19, 2022

New York, November 19, 2022: With the suppression of artistic freedoms on the rise throughout the world, it remains clear that many governments continue to…

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Fair Trade Music releases songwriters’ guide to the MLC unmatched royalties issue

Nov 7, 2022

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Fair Trade Music International has released an educational video to help music creators understand and address the MLC unmatched royalty issue. In this two-minute animation,…

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Mechanical royalties: Footnote to a historic achievement

May 11, 2022

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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

May 4, 2022

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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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Tremendous victory for music creators as U.S. frozen mechanical rates are rejected

Mar 30, 2022

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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

Mar 25, 2022

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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

Mar 17, 2022

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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

Mar 3, 2022

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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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Streaming “needs a complete reset”. UK government inquiry concurs with FTMI study on revenue parity

Jul 18, 2021

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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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US music creator organizations SGA, SCL and MCNA applaud Copyright Office “best practices” recommendations to the MLC

Jul 9, 2021

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Groups also warn “there is a long way to go” toward identifying the proper recipients of unmatched royalties. New York City, July 9, 2021: The…

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