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Collecting publishing royalties with The MLC

A sourced The MLC publishing-registration guide for beat producers. Understand composition rights, registration roles and recording-rights boundaries.

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The The MLC registration route

The MLC is not a performance-rights organisation and is not a worldwide collection service. Check whether an administrator is already registering and collecting your mechanical rights before submitting overlapping claims. Match work information to recordings and retain the ownership documentation.

  • TerritoryUnited States blanket digital mechanical licence.Source: The MLC membership. Checked . Licence: official
  • RightsEligible US digital audio mechanical royalties for compositions.Source: The MLC membership. Checked . Licence: official
  • Member typesSelf-administered songwriters, publishers and administrators can register the rights they control.Source: The MLC membership. Checked . Licence: official

Prepare the ownership information first

Agree the composition shares in writing. Keep writer names, IPI numbers, publisher identities, song titles and recording identifiers consistent. A producer credit establishes a creative role, not a particular royalty percentage. Check existing administration agreements before assigning collection rights again.

What distribution does not do

Master recording distribution, composition administration and performance affiliation are separate services. Dreamhause's optional publishing administration is US$65.00 one-time, with 85/15 on publishing royalties and 60/40 on sync. It is not included in the US$9.00 annual distribution fee. Eligibility and society membership requirements still apply.

Sources

The MLC membershipChecked · Licence: officialhttps://www.themlc.com/membership

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