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Copyright Office ANNA CHAUVET, U .S . Copyright Office JOHN RILEY, U .S . Copyright Office JASON SLOAN, U .S . Copyright Office  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n2  \nALSO PRESENT  \nALISA COLEMAN, Mechanical Licensing Collective RICHARD THOMPSON, Mechanical Licensing  \nCollective  \nGARRETT LEVIN, Digital Licensee Coordinator LISA SELDEN, Digital Licensee Coordinator  \nMICHEL ALLAIN, WIPO  \nNICOLE d'AVIS, Open Music Initiative  \nDAVID HUGHES, RIAA  \nMARK ISHERWOOD, DDEX  \nJOHN SIMSON  \nIVAN BARIAS  \nALEX DELICATA  \nROSANNE CASH  \nERIN McANALLY  \nED ARROW, Universal Music Publishing Group TERRY BOISSONNEAULT, SOCAN/Dataclef  \nBILL COLITRE, MRI  \nJAY GRESS, Sony Music Entertainment  \nALI LIEBERMAN, SoundExchange  \nVICKIE NAUMAN, CrossBorderWorks  \nJOHN RASO, Harry Fox Agency  \nSARAH ROSENBAUM, Google  \nLINDA BLOSS-BAUM, SoundExchange  \nDAE BOGAN, TuneRegistry  \nTODD DUPLER, Recording Academy  \nMARK EISENBERG, SoundCloud  \nKEVIN ERICKSON, Future of Music Coalition  \nKIMBERLY TIGNOR, IIPSJ  \nJENNIFER TURNBOW, NSAI  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n3  \nCONTENTS  \nWelcome from General Counsel and Associate Register Regan Smith, on behalf of Register Temple . . . . 4  \nIntroductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9  \nUpdates and Perspectives from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (\"MLC\") and Digital License Coordinator (\"DLC\") ........11  \nSession 1: Creating Comprehensive Databases--Past, Present, and Future .............58  \nArtist Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133  \nSession 2: Matching Musical Works to Sound  \nRecordings and Measuring Success . . . . . . . . 185  \nSession 3: Messaging to Creators . . . . . . . . 284  \nAudience Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n4  \n1 P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S  \n2 (9:18 a .m . )  \n3 MS . SMITH: So, welcome, everybody, to  \n4 the United States Copyright Office's Unclaimed  \n5 Royalties Symposium . My name is Regan Smith and  \n6 I'm the General Counsel and Associate Register of  \n7 Copyrights . Thank you all for coming .  \n8 The Register of Copyrights and  \n9 Director of the Office, Karyn Temple, was  \n10 unfortunately called away this morning, but she  \n11 cares deeply about this historic music copyright  \n12 legislation and has asked me to say a few words  \n13 on her behalf .  \n14 The Music Modernization Act was passed  \n15 a little over a year ago and since then, many in  \n16 this room have been hard at work bringing  \n17 Congress' vision to life .  \n18 Thank you, to those who have submitted  \n19 comments to the Copyright Office's rulemaking,  \n20 those working to stand up the MLC and the DLC,  \n21 and those who are here participating in this  \n22 educational symposium .  \nNeal R. Gross and Co. , Inc.  \n(202) 234-4433 Washington DC [www.nealrgross.com](www.nealrgross.com)  \n5  \n1 I know that Copyright Office staff has  \n2 been tireless in the Office's many MMA  \n3 implementation activities, including putting  \n4 together today's event .  \n5 The MMA is the most significant piece  \n6 of copyright legislation passed in decades . In  \n7 enacting the MMA, Congress clearly recognized  \n8 that music's cultural and economic value was too  \n9 important to keep the status quo, which  \n10 frustrated both digital music providers and  \n11 copyright owners stuck with the inefficient  \n12 song-by-song licensing system .  \n13 The MMA of","cbCaidCayeYdiDUj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidCayeYdiDUj","pdf",766722,417,"English","# Contents\n## Welcome from General Counsel and Associate Register Regan Smith, on behalf of Register Temple\n## Introductions\n## Updates and Perspectives from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and Digital License Coordinator (DLC)\n## Session 1: Creating Comprehensive Databases--Past, Present, and Future\n## Artist Focus\n## Session 2: Matching Musical Works to Sound Recordings and Measuring Success\n## Session 3: Messaging to Creators\n## Audience Participation","[{\"question\":\"Who presided over the kickoff symposium and made the opening remarks?\",\"answer\":\"Regan Smith, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights, presided and welcomed the attendees.\"},{\"question\":\"What legislation and licensing changes does the symposium highlight?\",\"answer\":\"The opening remarks discuss the Music Modernization Act, emphasizing a shift from song-by-song licensing to a new blanket mechanical license and the creation of the MLC and DLC.\"},{\"question\":\"How are unclaimed accrued royalties handled under the described system?\",\"answer\":\"Unclaimed accrued royalties are held for a prescribed holding period and then distributed to copyright owners identified in the MLC records based on relative market share.\"}]","UNCLAIMED ROYALTIES STUDY - KICKOFF SYMPOSIUM - FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 2019 | PDF",1789807880,146]