The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has served notices of intent to conduct audits to 49 Digital Service Providers (DSPs) in the United States, from Spotify to Amazon, and Sonos to iHeartMedia.

The MLC issues and administers the blanket license for mechanical rights to digital services. The Nashville-based rights society has targeted the digital services that started operating under the compulsory blanket license administered by The MLC since 2021.

The MLC's Kris Ahrend

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