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22 January 2024CopyrightLiz Hockley

US to audit Amazon, Spotify, Apple in post-MMA push to collect music streaming royalties

The Mechanical Licensing Collective will conduct audits of music streaming activity and payments under blanket licence from 2021 to 2023 | Any underpayments discovered in audits of nearly 50 service providers will be distributed to rights holders.

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