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22 Mar 2024, 10:48 am
In a shocker that rocked the industry, the Copyright Office selected (or “designated”) the favorite corporation of the National Music Publishers Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association International that styled itself “The MLC, Inc. [read post]
1 Jan 2023, 9:29 am
That ruling is to be published in the Federal Register in the coming days and is based on a settlement among the National Music Publishers Association, Nashville Songwriters International, Amazon, Apple, Google, Pandora, and Spotify. [read post]
20 Oct 2022, 5:29 am
We estimate that the MLC has got at least $500 million socked away at City National Bank in Nashville collecting dust–or interest. [read post]
1 Sep 2022, 9:45 am
Major record label members of the Recording Industry Association of America, members of the National Music Publishers Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association International reached an agreement on the increase and presented a motion to the Copyright Royalty Board. [read post]
17 May 2022, 8:18 am
US songwriters edging closer to an end to the 15-year physical mechanical rates freeze UMG, SME, and WMG along with the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) and the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) have submitted a joint motion to the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) agreeing on the mechanical rates payable on the sale of physical recorded-music products, permanent downloads, ringtones, and music bundles (subpart B… [read post]
9 May 2022, 8:20 am
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Copyright Royalty Board Asked to Approve 32% Increase on Mechanical Royalties for Physical Products, Downloads First off today, Shirley Halperin at Variety reports that the major record labels have teamed up with the National Music Publishers Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association International to petition the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) to raise the mechanical royalty rate some… [read post]
8 May 2022, 8:13 am
In a nutshell, Google has said that they only way that the rates can be set is if the Judges force the National Music Publishers Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association International to turn over all to Google of your accounting statements and licenses so Google can determine if the past earnings back up the NMPA and NSAI royalty claims made by their many Lecterian lawyers. [read post]
5 May 2022, 3:53 pm
As MTP readers will recall, the National Music Publishers Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association International purported to agree on behalf of a “consensus” that never seemed to materialize to extend the long-frozen 9.1¢ mechanical rate for physical and downloads in the form of a settlement agreement in the Copyright Royalty Board’s Phonorecords IV proceeding. [read post]
29 Nov 2021, 11:52 am
I appreciate the judges reopening the comment period with respect to the proposed settlement (“Proposed Settlement”) submitted by the three major labels, the National Music Publishers Association (“NMPA”) and the Nashville Songwriters Association International (“NSAI”) which, if adopted by the Judges, would freeze the statutory mechanical royalty rate at 9.1 cents for physical products and permanent digital downloads… [read post]
5 Aug 2021, 5:41 am
The Writers are not members of the Nashville Songwriters Association International and have not authorized NSAI to negotiate any agreement on their behalf, nor would the Writers ever authorize any lobby shop to do so. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 8:21 am
The Independent Music Creators speak today (i) in strong opposition to any rulemaking that would result in the adoption by the CRB of a proposed, continuing freeze on mechanical royalty rates for physical phonorecords, permanent downloads, ringtones, and music bundles, and (ii) against other, non-transparent elements that may be presented to the CRB by the National Music Publishers Association (“NMPA”), the Nashville Songwriters Association… [read post]
29 Jul 2021, 10:39 am
[The great David Poe was among the first songwriters to post a comment opposing freezing the mechanical royalty rate for physical and downloads promoted by the NMPA and the Nashville Songwriters Association International. [read post]
12 Jun 2021, 10:41 am
MTP readers following the “frozen mechanicals” topic over on The Trichordist will have seen the rather touchy response to the discussion by three songwriter members of the Nashville Songwriters Association International who apparently are actually participating in the offending Copyright Royalty Board rate-setting proceeding. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 5:31 am
The DLC’s lawyers filed an “ex parte” letter in which they made that revelation (along with the known universe: Artist Rights Alliance Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020), Digital Licensee Coordinator Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020), Mechanical Licensing Collective Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020), Music Artists Coalition Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17, 2020), Nashville Songwriters Association International Ex Parte Letter (Nov. 17,… [read post]
8 May 2020, 9:48 am
(BMI), the Future of Music Coalition, Global Music Rights (GMR), the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), the Music Business Association, National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the Recording Academy, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Screen Actors Guild-the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the Society of European Stage… [read post]
11 Mar 2020, 7:33 am
In January 2018 the CRB sided with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and the Nashville Songwriters’ Association International and agreed to raise the rates songwriters get paid for interactive streaming by 44%. [read post]
16 Jul 2019, 3:15 am
The MLC is seen as the 'establishment choice' in the music rights industry and is backed by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and the Songwriters of North America (SONA). [read post]
8 Jul 2019, 8:11 am
However, the Zeppelin case is currently heading back to the appeals court to be heard by all 11 judges to address that issue and the judge in the Sheeran case is putting that one on hold pending the outcome. 3: Copyright Office Confirms NMPA-Endorsed Mechanical Licensing Collective Finally today, Variety reports that the United States Copyright Office has designated the people that will become the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and it is a group that’s backed by major… [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 6:00 am
As Billboard reports, the announcement was welcomed by ASCAP and BMI, along with the National Music Publishers Association, the Recording Academy, and the Nashville Songwriters Association International, but drew concerns from the MIC Coalition and National Association of Broadcasters. [read post]
6 May 2019, 2:15 pm
There are two groups that have proposed their own membership of the MLC to the Copyright Office: a coalition of major publishers from the music industry, including the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), Songwriters of North America (SONA) and Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI); and the American Music Licensing Collective (AMLC), a collection of songwriters, musicians, tech developers and executives from… [read post]
