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Upcoming Event: Symposium on protecting free speech in the global music landscape

Feb 24, 2023

On March 3, 2023, MCNA board member, Charles Sanders, will be co-hosting an important symposium on political violence against music creators. The event is presented…

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MCNA submits comments urging CRB to to reconsider royalty rates for music streaming

Dec 7, 2022

US Copyright Letters

MCNA has joined with the Songwriters Guild of America, Inc., the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and the individual music creators Rick Carnes and Ashley…

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

Nov 19, 2022

Campaigns

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

Campaigns

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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MCNA requests settlement transparency in Phonorecords IV

Oct 5, 2022

US Copyright Letters

Music Creators North America has written to to Chief Copyright Royalty Judges David Shaw, David R. Strickler and Steve Ruwe at the US Copyright Royalty…

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MCNA congratulates composer Maria Schneider on an important, incremental victory against YouTube

Aug 8, 2022

MCNA News

August 8, 2022, NEW YORK CITY: Music Creators North America (MCNA), the umbrella group and international representative for the independent songwriter and composer communities of…

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“Poor planning by music streaming services does not constitute an emergency”

Jul 29, 2022

MCNA News

The following article was recently posted on the Copyright Alliance website and was written by CEO Keith Kupferschmid. The organization, of which MCNA is a…

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A full week of advocacy on behalf of music creators

Jun 20, 2022

MCNA News

Members of MCNA and our member organizations spent a a full week in New York recently to advocate for the rights and interests of songwriters…

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