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Are You a Self-Administered Songwriter? Four Questions to Ask Yourself.
If you're unsure whether you should categorize yourself as a self-administered songwriter, we've got four questions to ask yourself.
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Become a Member
Becoming a Member of The MLC is easy and free! To learn more about being a self-administered songwriter Member, click below. Or if you are ready to join, you can click the Connect to Collect button on the top of this page.
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Play Your Part
There are several ways that you can Play Your Part - from becoming a Member to checking your data to registering new musical works.
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Become a Member
As a music publisher, administrator, or an ex-U.S. collective management organization (CMO) you need to become a Member of The MLC. To learn more about being a Member of The MLC, click below. Or if you are ready to join, you can click the Connect to Collect button on the top of this page in order to register the musical works you control with The MLC, to review and update the data for those works, and to collect mechanical royalties for those works.
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Play Your Part
There are several ways that you, as a publisher, administrator or CMO, can Play Your Part. Click below to learn about all of the ways, but make sure you check out the Data Quality Initiative (DQI) - a streamlined way to compare large schedules of musical works' data against The MLC's data.
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A New Approach to Royalty Payments
It is The MLC's mission to ensure music publishers, administrators, and CMOs receive timely mechanical royalty distributions from streaming and download services in the U.S. accurately and on time. Click on the link below to learn about the royalty distributions.
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DSP-Specific Resources
The MLC strives to provide DSPs with all of the tools and information they need to help them understand and meet the obligations of their working relationship with us. Click below to find all of the helpful resources we have created just for you.
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DSP Notices
Click below for a comprehensive and updated listing of DSPs that have submitted Notices of License and Notices of Nonblanket Activity to The MLC.
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Key Dates & Deadlines for DSPs
Plan ahead and never miss a reporting deadline with the help of both The MLC’s Usage Reporting and Blanket Royalties Invoices and Payments Calendar and Schedule of Assessment Payment Deadlines.
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