Jeff PriceAs Record Labels & Publishers Lose Power, Royalty Rules Are Changing(I wrote this article which originally appeared in Billboard as a Guest Column on June 27, 2024…Jul 81Jul 81
Jeff PriceWe oppose The MLC’s re-designation as the statutory CollectiveThese are Word Collections comments to the US Copyright Office recommending the current MLC not be re-designated unless there is…May 30May 30
Jeff PriceMLC Is Up For Re-designation. You Have Until May 29th To Be Heard.The MLC is up for redesignation.May 21May 21
Jeff PriceIn Response To The NMPA Calling For Copyright Act Overhaul… excuse me?Here’s the headline from The NMPA reported in BillboardMay 211May 211
Jeff PriceSoundExchange Attempts To Censor & Kick Word Collections Out Of Rate Court.Word Collections formally petitioned to participate in the Copyright Royalty Board’s “Web VI” rate setting proceeding relating to the…May 10May 10
Jeff PriceThe MLC: This Time We Are missing Payment On Over 170 million Streams For One Of Our Clients…And We Had To Audit The MLC To Find The Lack Of Payment.Apr 301Apr 301
Jeff PriceThe MLC Is Not Paying 25% Of Earned Mechanical Royalties…The Same As It Was Before The Music…Before the Music Modernization Act (MMA) was passed into law creating the Mechanical Licensing Collections (The MLC), about 25% of earned…Apr 21Apr 21
Jeff PriceThe Eminem Eight Mile Style Spotify Infringement Lawsuit And The NMPA: Will They Support Music…The NMPA’s public statements indicate the NMPA works for the betterment of music publishers (the NMPA notes on its website that it does not…Apr 8Apr 8
Jeff PriceJust un-redacted by court/Foreclosure/Liability/Constitutionality of MMABelow is a link to a number of just un-redacted by the court motions and filings in the Eight Mile Style (Eminem publisher catalog)…Mar 30Mar 30
Jeff PriceUpdate… More On The Insanity of The MLCOn February 29th, 2023 I wrote an article about the insane Kafka-esque experience we have been having with The Mechanical Licensing…Mar 13Mar 13