{"id":12333,"date":"2021-09-13T13:11:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mes.rebeat.com\/en\/?p=12333"},"modified":"2021-09-13T13:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T11:11:22","slug":"mechanical-royalties-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeat.com\/en\/mechanical-royalties-us\/","title":{"rendered":"How to collect mechanical royalties from the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;How to collect mechanical royalties from the U.S.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:20px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]Until a few months ago, mechanical royalties that accured in the U.S. were collected by the Harry Fox agency. Since the Music Modernization Act came into force, this responsibility has fallen to the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office.<\/p>\n<p>The MLC will collect and pay mechanical royalties collected by eligible Digital Service Providers (DSPs) such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc. from within the United States only.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Register in MES to collect mechanical royalties from the U.S.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]In order to collect the mechanical royalties from the U.S. you will need to register with MLC. This can be done via Rebeat in your MES. Simply select the option \u201cMLC registration\u201d and fill in the requested data.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not register with MLC and select the option \u201cMLC opt-out\u201d, the correct accounting of the mechanical royalties in the U.S. will not be taken care of. 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