After a heated and contentious battle, the U.S. Copyright Office has chosen its winner to run the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). The award is going to the self-named ‘Mechanical Licensing Collective,’ a coalition created by major music publishers and larger indie pubs like Downtown Music Publishing.  The selection edges out a spirited bid by the … Continue reading U.S. Copyright Office Awards Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Contract to ‘Industry Consensus’ NMPA Bid