SCMS’ Balourdet Quartet, MLC Statutory DesignationHaving mentored musicians and sharing chamber music in homes, schools and health spaces, The Balourdet Quartet (Angela Bae, Justin DeFilippis, Benjamin Zannoni, Russell Houston) returns for a second residency with Seattle’s Chamber Music Society, through May 2027.

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Launching in 2021, The MLC now has almost 90,000 members and a database of over 54 million songs. With almost $4 billion in royalties distributed to songwriters and publishers to date, the US Copyrights Register continues in its designation of The MLC as the statutory Mechanical Licensing Collective for the United States.

The move follows a periodic review of designation required by the Music Modernization Act (MMA), with The MLC being determined to have met each of the redesignation criteria More HERE. Some improvements were recommended, including database tools, match-rate data disclosure, and investment transparency.

In addition to licensing and distribution, The MLC has also been actively enforcing royalty obligations of digital music services (including a lawsuit with Spotify against subscription bundling, and a dispute with Pandora over ad-supported radio).

The next review of The MLC is slated for January 2029.

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