It is with immense sadness that we mark the passing of our dear friend, colleague and MCNA board member, Jonathan David Neal. Composer, conductor, arranger, educator, and humanitarian, Jon was one of the kindest, gentlest souls I have ever met. His love for music and its creation was exemplified by his service to the community,...| Music Creators North America
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Below is a statement issued by Music Creators North America (MCNA), the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) and the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) to kick off Music Week in NYC. It demands that the voices and interests of hundreds of thousands of independent music creators and artists be heard prior to the major...| Music Creators North America
With Armstrong, Foster, Waller and Twain in mind, the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) and the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) have joined the Authors Guild in asserting that congress intended copyright termination rights to apply internationally New Orleans, June 20, 2025: SGA and SCL have joined with the Authors Guild and other authors’...| Music Creators North America
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Music week in NYC kicks off with a bang. The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and Music Creators North America (led respectively by music creators Rick Carnes, Ashley Irwin and Eddie Schwartz), have released a statement kicking off Music Week in New York asserting that the songwriter and composer community...| Music Creators North America
On April 29, 2025, MCNA co-chair Ashley Irwin and board member Charles J. Sanders traveled to Washington DC to join a World IP Day panel at the US House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Titled “The journey of music: from the human heart to the human ear”, the panel was hosted by the The Copyright Alliance... The post U.S. Copyright Office panel report: “The awesome soft-power of American music” appeared first on Music Creators North America.| Music Creators North America
This is an important heads-up for all composers and songwriters regarding the licensing of your musical compositions to “train” Gen AI It has recently come to the attention of Music Creators North America (MCNA), the Society of Composers & Lyricists and (SCL), the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) that you may have recently been contacted...| Music Creators North America
It’s popular amongst some champions of the often misinterpreted “fair use” doctrine to refer to copyright as some type of tax. An outdated system that stifles creation. We should remember however that copyright was developed specifically to drive innovation, creativity and culture by allowing creators to be fairly paid for their work. It’s encouraging to... The post New U.S. Chamber Report Reveals IP Boosts U.S. Economy, Drives Job Growth appeared first on Music Creators North America.| Music Creators North America
7Regarding the Executive Order 14179 Issued On January 23, 2025 by President Donald J. Trump titled: “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”1 Submitted Pursuant to Federal Register Notice 90 FR 90882 (Request for Information) by: The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and the United States’ affiliate members of...| Music Creators North America
CISAC has released the first global study measuring the economic impact of Generative AI in the music and audiovisual sectors. The report details how GenAI will enrich tech companies while substantially jeopardising the income of human creators in the next five years. The post Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI appeared first on Music Creators North America.| Music Creators North America
