Intellectual Property,
Government,
Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 9, 2019
Copyright office gives industry-favored group a key role in overseeing royalties
As part of a major reordering mandated by the Music Modernization Act, the U.S. Copyright Office has empowered the newly established and industry-favored Mechanical Licensing Collective with overseeing the distribution of mechanical right royalties.




As part of a major reordering mandated by the Music Modernization Act, the U.S. Copyright Office has empowered the newly established and industry-favored Mechanical Licensing Collective with overseeing the distribution of mechanical right royalties.
The office gave interested parties until Monday to weigh in on who should be charged with collecting and redistributing royalties owed to artists for their works' mechanical rights, whic...
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