Frequently Asked Questions

What is the P Line?

What is the Label Name?

What is a collective management organization (CMO)?

What is a Common Works Registration (CWR) format?

What is a musical work?

What is a sound recording?

What is a music video?

What is a songwriter, composer, or lyricist?

What is copyright?

What is a self-administered songwriter, composer, or lyricist?

What is a recording artist?

What is a record company (or record label)?

What is a music distributor or music aggregator?

What is a digital service provider (DSP)?

What is an interactive stream, permanent download, or limited download?

What are mechanical licenses and royalties?

What is the blanket compulsory mechanical license?

What are public performance licenses and royalties?

What are synchronization licenses and royalties?

What are record royalties?

What is the Music Modernization Act (MMA)?

What is a music publisher?

What is an administrator?

Where can I find information about licensing activities that The MLC is not involved with?

What is an ISWC?

What is an IPI?

What is an ISRC?

What is an ISNI?

What is an IPN?

What does it mean for a musical work to be in the public domain?

What are unmatched or unclaimed royalties?