Music Row: The MLC Makes Six Appointments To Advisory Committees

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has made six appointments to its advisory committees.

“The MLC Board and its nominating committee appreciate all the submissions by writers and publishers who want to do their part by working with The MLC on these important committees. In reviewing and interviewing the many applicants, the board has chosen those who we believe will best contribute to the diversity and knowledge of the existing committees,” states Alisa Coleman, The MLC Board Chair.

Songwriter David “DQ” Quiñones has been appointed to the Dispute Resolution Committee along with Consuelo Sayago, Industry Relations Advisor at Spirit Music Group, and Matthew Skiba, Vice President, Rights & Content at Vydia. The Dispute Resolution Committee makes recommendations to the organization’s board on policies and procedures for the processing of royalties related to works that are subject to disputes over ownership, and is comprised of five songwriters and five representatives of music publishers.

Lidia Kim, Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs at Concord Music Publishing, has been appointed to the Operations Advisory Committee. The Operations Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the board on policies and procedures related to the operations of the Collective, including the efficient investment in and deployment of information technology and data resources. It consists of of six representatives of music publishers and six representatives of digital music providers.

Songwriter “Bruce” Waynne Nugent has been appointed to the Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee alongside Dale Esworthy, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Administration at Sony Music Publishing. The Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee recommends policies and procedures to board related to the distribution of unclaimed accrued royalties, and is comprised of five songwriters and five representatives of music publishers.

Committee appointments are for three-year terms.

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