As best we can tell from the outside looking in, this chart has the dates for key events in the critical path to launch for the Mechancial Licesing Collective as required by the Music Modernization Act–the “Countdown to Modernity.”
This chart is a work in progress, and if anyone sees anything wrong in it or something that should be clarified or corrected, please let us know. It should be considered a draft, but we hope that it will solidify over the next few weeks.
To our knowlege, no one else has published a chart like this. The main takeaway from this chart should be the clock is ticking and time is going by. Our prediction? Time will become the MLC’s biggest enemy, if that hasn’t already happened in the drafting of the Music Modernization Act. What we don’t see in the MMA is any discussion of what happens if a deadline is blown for whatever reason.
But mark your calendars–we see the first key date as January 7, 2019. That’s 64 days from now and holidays count.
ARTIST RIGHTS WATCH
COUNTDOWN TO MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVE LAUNCH
WEEK 4KEY DATES SCHEDULE FROM ENACTMENT DATE (10/11/18)
TO LICENSE AVAILABILITY DATE (1/1/21)
EVENT ACCCOMPLISHED WHO OWNS? TIME EXPIRED BEFORE LAD TIME REMAINS TO LAD REQUEST FILING TO BE MLC STATUS UNKNOWN—Deadline 1/7/2019 COPYRIGHT OFFICE 90 DAYS 726 days DESIGNATION OF MLC STATUS UNKNOWN—Deadline 7/7/2019 COPYRIGHT OFFICE 270 days 545 days FORMATION OF MLC NONPROFIT STATUS UNKNOWN MLC 4 weeks 112 weeks and 5 days SUBSTITUTION OF BLANKET LICENSE FOR ALL EXISTING COMPULSORY LICENSES AUTOMATIC 1/1/2021 COPYRIGHT OFFICE 789 days MLC BUDGET STATUS UNKNOWN (Assume deadline of 1/7/19)
MLC/DLC/CRJ 112 weeks and 5 days INITIATE ASSESSMENT PROCEEDING w/CRJs [MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 7/7/2019] STATUS UNKNOWN
MLC/DLC/CRJ 271 days 545 days ASSESSMENT RULING [PUBLISHED IN FR NO LATER THAN 7/7/2020] MLC/DLC/CRJ 637 days 179 days APPEAL OF ASSESSMENT RULING 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF ASSESSMENT RULING MLC/DLC/CRJ/ DCCOA 667 days 149 days MLC BUSINESS PLAN STATUS UNKNOWN (Assume deadline of 1/7/19)
MLC/CO 90 DAYS 726 days ANNOUNCED BOARD NOMINEES STATUS UNKNOWN (Assume deadline of 1/7/19)
MLC 90 DAYS 726 days APPOINTED BOARD STATUS UNKNOWN (Assume deadline of 1/7/19)
MLC/CO 90 DAYS 726 days APPOINTED DLC STATUS UNKNOWN—Deadline 7/7/2019 COPYRIGHT OFFICE 270 days 545 days ENGAGED VENDORS STATUS UNKNOWN (Assume deadline of 1/7/19)
MLC 90 DAYS 726 days PAID VENDORS STATUS UNKNOWN (ASSUME 7/7/2020 IF NO APPEAL OF ASSESSMENT) MLC 270 days 545 days ANNOUNCEMENT OF DATA STANDARDS STATUS UNKNOWN MLC/DLC REGULATIONS* STATUS UNKNOWN CO COMMENTS AND REPLY COMMENTS ON REGULATIONS STATUS UNKNOWN Songwriters and Publishers EXPLANATION OF OPERATIONS: HOW TO REGISTER WITH MLC AND COST OF REGISTRATION STATUS UNKNOWN (Assume deadline of 1/7/19)
MLC/CO 90 DAYS 726 days REGISTRATION START DATE STATUS UNKNOWN
MLC=Mechanical Licensing Collective
DLC=Digital Licensee Coordinator
CRJ=Copyright Royalty Judges
DCCOA=District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
CO=Copyright Office
LAD=License Availability Date
*Topic areas to be updated as announced
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