{"id":29537,"date":"2020-12-03T20:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=29537"},"modified":"2022-08-15T10:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T09:53:11","slug":"what-is-the-mlc-mechanical-licensing-collective-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-is-the-mlc-mechanical-licensing-collective-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the MLC? Mechanical Licensing Collective explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Image credit: The MLC<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mechanical Licensing Collective are an organisation streamlining mechanical royalties for artists, songwriters, and more on digital music services. <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Mechanical Licensing Collective<\/a> are a Mechanical Rights Organisation aiding artists with their music online. The U.S.-based organisation has been designated by the U.S. Copyright Office to administer mechanical licenses that apply to streaming services and digital download stores in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in January 2021, the MLC began to collect royalties on digital services in the U.S. for songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers. They intend to streamline the process of collecting mechanical royalties<\/a> in the age of digital music which many artists find difficult to collect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n