The MLC, ECHO & Mogul: The songwriter's ultimate guide to US black box losses

Where do your royalties disappear??

Millions of euros in mechanical streaming royalties are in the so-called every year Black Boxes untouched by collecting societies in the USA and worldwide. If you are a German or European musician streaming in the USA, Asia or Latin America, A simple GEMA membership is often not enough, to collect all mechanical streaming shares in a timely manner.

The MLC (Mechanical Licensing Collective) understand

Since the US Music Modernization Act, mechanical royalties from US streams have been centralized The MLC collected. Songs without verified ISRC, ISWC- and author entry expire after legal deadlines and are distributed to the major publishers. Anyone who doesn't maintain their metadata here, gives away cash.

The solution: Modern Verlagsadministration mit Mogul

We manage our worldwide performance protection- and publishing rights over Mogul. The system synchronizes catalogs directly with The MLC, GEMA and DSPs and guarantees full transparency without 50% cap contracts. Musicians also receive information via our official partner link 20% Discount.