The MLC’s billion dollar black box in the spotlight in US Copyright Office review
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 5, 2024
The US Copyright Office is currently reviewing whether or not The MLC should continue to administer the compulsory licence used by digital music services in the US, which sets how songwriters and music publishers get paid when their music is streamed.
However, should there even be a compulsory licence to administer? Has The MLC really helped address the music industry’s black box problem, given it will soon be sitting on a billion dollars of black box money? And, assuming the Copyright Office concludes that The MLC should still administer the licence, should . . .
