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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:
Yamaha Master Educator Collective Expands Offerings with Music Business & Entrepreneurship Group
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The unique program offers educators and students the opportunity to learn from a range of highly-regarded experts specialized in the many areas of the music business
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“Our goal with expanding the Master Educator Collective is to be more inclusive in our support of these rapidly growing segments,” says John Wittmann, senior director, Artist Relations and Education, Yamaha. BUENA PARK, Calif. (PRWEB) March 10, 2021 Yamaha today announced the launch of the Music Business & Entrepreneurship group, an education initiative designed to support music educators who are preparing students for the modern music industry, as part of the company’s Master Educator Collective. The unique program offers educators and music-loving students the opportunity to learn from a range of highly-regarded expert
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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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.
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