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Copyright Office issues final rule for initiating Copyright Claims Board proceedings and related procedures

Mar 25, 2022

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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Campaign for fairness in mechanical copyrights gathers momentum with further reporting

May 25, 2021

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Further to the recent article in the Trichrodist, a second report on songwriter’s effort increase the fairness of mechanical copyright roaylties has appeared on the…

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Songwriters Guild of America applauds U.S. Copyright Office’s announcement of strict oversight approach to the MMA Music Licensing Collective

Jul 9, 2019

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Independent music creator organizations look forward to working with Copyright Office in protecting songwriter and composer rights July 8, 2019, New York City – The…

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Music Creators North America coalition applauds landmark European Copyright Directive

Mar 27, 2019

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March 27, 2019. Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Toronto: The member organizations of Music Creators North America (MCNA) are both elated and proud over…

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MCNA to participate in “Fair Pay for Creators” panel

Feb 9, 2019

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On Saturday 16 February in Montreal, MCNA Executive Committee member, Greg Johnston will join Martine Groulx of the SOCAN Foundation at the 2019 Folk Alliance…

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Comments to the US Copyright Office regarding section 512 “Safe Harbor”

May 23, 2017

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With the enactment of the DMCA in 1998, Section 512 of the US Copyright Act established what legislators refer to as a “safe harbor” to…

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