The Mechanical Licensing Collective: What is it?
As an artist, you might be curious just how mechanical royalties end up in your pocket, and what exactly the MLC has to do with it. In this piece, we shed a little on the process.
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Ever wonder how mechanical royalties get to you? The
MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) plays a big part. Interested in learning more about them? Here’s how The MLC helps hard working artists like you every single day.
What is the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)?
The Mechanical Licensing Collective maintains the world’s most thorough database of music composition copyrights and their owners. Additionally, they collect mechanical royalties from digital music streaming services and transmit those royalties to copyright holders based on the ownership claims.