The Music Modernization Act and CASE Act are two of the most important pieces of U.S. legislation for musicians in decades. This week Rachel Stilwell from Stilwell Law joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert in the music business weekly podcast to explain everything you need know about both. How do…
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Court Approves Pandora Appeal Of Pre-1972 Recordings Suit Due To Music Modernization Act
Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals told a lower federal court to reconsider Pandora’s bid to negate a class-action lawsuit over the streaming of pre-1972 recordings. The appeal was granted because of the Music Modernization Act, which makes these tracks eligible for digital performance royalties. When the Flo…
MLC Submits $37.25M Bill To Administer Music Modernization Act To Be Paid By Spotify, Apple
The newly appointed Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has submitted its proposal to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) outlining the structure of the collective and the funding required to carry out the statutory demands of the Music Modernization Act. The proposed start-up assessment is $37.25 million, with an annual assessment starting…
AMLC Makes Case For A More Independent Mechanical Licensing Collective
The Music Modernization Act calls for the creation of a Mechanical Licensing Collective to oversee the blanket mechanical licenses that the new law established. So far, two groups ave applied to the Copyright Royalty Board, who will chose the new collective in July. One group has been spearheaded by the…
Copyright Royalty Board Ups Songwriter Royalties 44%, Coalition Bids To Oversea Mechanical Licensing
The US Copyright Royalty Board published the final rates and terms for mechanical royalties for songwriters to the Federal Register on Tuesday, making them official more than a year after they were first announced. The rates cover the period from 2018 to 2022 includes a significant increase in the overall…
When the Music Modernization Act becomes law, who’s going to take care of it?
A number of organizations already vying for control of the yet-uncreated ‘mechanical licensing collective’
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US Copyright Office Establishes Process for Mechanical Licensing Collective
The US Copyright Office has established the MMA’s licensing collective. But, it still needs your feedback. Following the Music Modernization Act’s (MMA) approval, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) went into overdrive. The CRB, for example, worked on a…
US Copyright Office Establishes Process for Mechanical Licensing Collective
The US Copyright Office has established the MMA’s licensing collective. But, it still needs your feedback. Following the Music Modernization Act’s (MMA) approval, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) went into overdrive. The CRB, for example, worked on a…
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