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On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
By creating the Music Licensing Corporation, or MLC, to ensure that songwriters receive the royalties they are due, we in Congress made clear that, no matter how the music industry evolves--and evolve it will--the people who write the songs deserve to be paid for their work.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the importance of compensating songwriters through the Music Licensing Corporation.

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