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Six takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures

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The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has issued its first annual report since its launch on January 1, 2021. The MLC was created by the Music Modernisation Act of 2018 to license and administer online mechanical rights on behalf of songwriters and music publishers. The MLC has signed licensing agreements with over 40 digital services providers (DSPs), and is processing monthly the usage files supplied by the DSPs. From January 1, 2021, it has started to receive data files from DSPs abo...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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SoundExchange and IFPI unveil new automatic assignment system for ISRCs

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June 3, 2026

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IFPI, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and US neighbouring rights society SoundExchange have announced a new system enabling the automatic assignment of International Standard Recording Codes (ISRCs), simplifying how these identifiers can be obtained for individual recordings. The new functionality allows an ISRC to be assigned to a recording via an immediate online registration, with the benefit of reducing "administrative burdens for small labels and self-publishing ...

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CISAC’s Annual Report documents efforts made to regulate artificial intelligence

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May 31, 2026

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On the eve of the June 4 General Assembly celebrating the organisation's centenary, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) highlighted in its 2026 Annual Report progress towards regulating artificial intelligence in the past two years, as the technology's grip on society has accelerated. The report outlined "how CISAC and its global network of authors’ societies responded to accelerating debates around AI and copyright, while advancing creator remuneration ...

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SIAE’s Matteo Fedeli joins GESAC’s Board as SACEM’s David El Sayegh is re-elected President for a two-year term

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GESAC has re-elected SACEM's Deputy CEO David El Sayegh as President for another two-year term, following the Statutory General Assembly of the European rights societies' organisation in Brussels on May 28. Matteo Fedeli, CEO of Italy's society SIAE, has been elected as a new member of the Board. Fadeli takes the seat left vacant by José Jorge Letria, CEO of Portuguese society Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores (SPA), who did not seek re-election. He has served on the board since 2012.

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