The ins/outs and good/bad of the Mechanical Licensing Collective
One the largest and most impactful elements of the Music Modernization Act of 2019 was the creation of the Mechanical Licensing Collective. Now active since January first of this year, we look at the ins and outs of the MLC as well as some of its good and not so good implications for the music business.
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In October of 2019, President Trump signed the “Music Modernization Act.” Back then, I wrote:
“The first section is the most complicated, and the most controversial. And right now, no one is sure it will work. The biggest is the establishment of a ‘Mechanical Licensing Collective,’ which will apply only to digital music providers, whether the delivery is by download or by streaming. The MLC is designed to: