mechanicals

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

Nov 7, 2022

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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Digital Music News reports on CRB demands for transparency in streaming negotiations

Oct 19, 2022

MCNA News

Digital Music News has reported on detail within the Copyright Royalty Board’s recent decision to suspend procedures for adoption of statutory rates and terms until…

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MCNA thanks US Copyright Royalty Board for its positive response to calls for transparency

Oct 18, 2022

MCNA News

Music Creators North America is elated that the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has today responded positively to the filings by songwriter George Johnson and…

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Mechanical royalties: Footnote to a historic achievement

May 11, 2022

Campaigns

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

Campaigns

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

Apr 12, 2022

US Copyright Letters

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

Mar 30, 2022

Campaigns

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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MCNA submits “letter in response” to US Copyright Royalty Board following motion from Spotify, Amazon and Pandora

Jan 27, 2022

US Copyright Letters

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

Nov 24, 2021

US Copyright Letters

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

Jul 27, 2021

US Copyright Letters

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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