Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI
CISAC has released the first global study measuring the economic impact of Generative AI in the music and audiovisual sectors. The report details how GenAI…
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Winners of FTMI Awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights announced in Rio de Janeiro
Cape Verdean songwriter Solange Cesarovna and German composer Jörg Evers are award recipients in 2023 10 November 2023 – Rio de Janeiro: Fair Trade Music…
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MCNA applauds congressional interest in balancing MLC board of directors
Hundreds of millions in songwriter and composer royalties at stake NEW YORK CITY, OCTOBER 2, 2023: The organizational members of the Music Creators North America…
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MCNA in Washington to discuss A.I. and the respect of music creator rights
Music Creators North America joined the Songwriters Guild of America and the Society of Composers & Lyricists were on Capitol Hill and at the US…
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Upcoming Event: Symposium on protecting free speech in the global music landscape
On March 3, 2023, MCNA board member, Charles Sanders, will be co-hosting an important symposium on political violence against music creators. The event is presented…
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Musical culture and economics rest on both speech freedoms and copyright protections
New York, November 19, 2022: With the suppression of artistic freedoms on the rise throughout the world, it remains clear that many governments continue to…
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MCNA thanks US Copyright Royalty Board for its positive response to calls for transparency
Music Creators North America is elated that the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has today responded positively to the filings by songwriter George Johnson and…
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MCNA requests settlement transparency in Phonorecords IV
Music Creators North America has written to to Chief Copyright Royalty Judges David Shaw, David R. Strickler and Steve Ruwe at the US Copyright Royalty…
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MCNA congratulates composer Maria Schneider on an important, incremental victory against YouTube
August 8, 2022, NEW YORK CITY: Music Creators North America (MCNA), the umbrella group and international representative for the independent songwriter and composer communities of…
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“Poor planning by music streaming services does not constitute an emergency”
The following article was recently posted on the Copyright Alliance website and was written by CEO Keith Kupferschmid. The organization, of which MCNA is a…
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