“Connect to Collect”注册流程
If I am a self-administered songwriter, do I need to create a legal entity before becoming a Member of The MLC?
如果我是自行管理版权的词曲作者，成为 The MLC 会员之前需要先成立法人吗？
You do not need to create a legal entity, such as a Partnership, Corporation or Limited Liability Company (LLC), before becoming a Member of The MLC. Many self-administered songwriters join The MLC as individual Members. If you own a legal entity which acts as the music publisher of the shares of the musical works you own or control, then the entity should join The MLC as a publisher Member. You will need to decide which approach to take before you join The MLC. It is important that the name of a Member corresponds to the name associated with the specific shares of musical works registered with The MLC, as well as the tax ID provided for payment of digital mechanical royalties payable by The MLC for such shares of musical works. If this changes over time, you can update Member and musical works information in The MLC Portal.
你无需在成为 The MLC 会员前成立法人，无论是合伙公司、社团法人或有限责任公司（LLC）。许多自行管理版权的词曲作者会以个人身份成为 The MLC 会员。如果你拥有一个法人，并且该法人作为你所持有或掌控的音乐作品份额的音乐出版商，则该法人应以音乐出版商身份成为 The MLC 会员。你需要先决定采取哪种方式，再成为 The MLC 会员。请特别注意，会员名称必须与登录在 The MLC 上的音乐作品份额的名称一致，并且与您提供的税务信息相符，才能收取 The MLC 就该份额支付的数字机械复制版税。如果未来有任何变更，您可以在 The MLC Portal 会员门户网站中更新会员和音乐作品信息。
Should I become a Member of The MLC if I am based outside of the United States?
如果我不在美国，是否还要成为 The MLC 会员？
The answer depends on your preference, your existing business relationships, and any rights or restrictions on your right to administer your shares of musical work(s).
这取决于您的个人偏好、现有商业关系，以及您在音乐作品份额中的权利或限制。
Please read the answer to the question in this section titled “Who Needs to Join The MLC?” After reading “Who Needs to Join The MLC?”, if you are a music publisher, administrator or self-administered songwriter, you should make sure you understand your relationship, if you have one, with a mechanical rights organization (known as a CMO) based in your country. For example, MCPS in the U.K., AMCOS in Australia, or SACM in Mexico may already be authorized to administer and collect your share of mechanical royalties for digital distributions of recordings of your musical works in the United States on your behalf. If you have a relationship with any such CMO, then the CMO will register your share of musical works and collect your share of the digital mechanical royalties payable for those works from The MLC.
请先阅读本章节中的“谁需要加入The MLC？”内容。在了解“谁需要加入 The MLC？”后，如果您是音乐出版商、管理商或自行管理版权的词曲作者，请确认您是否与所在国家的机械复制版权组织（CMO）有合作关系。例如，您可能已经授权英国的 MCPS、澳大利亚的 AMCOS 或墨西哥的 SACM 为您管理并收取在美国数字发行的音乐作品的机械复制版税。如果您已与这些 CMO 建立合作关系，则由 CMO 向 The MLC 登录您的音乐作品份额并收取相关的数字机械复制版税。
If you would prefer to become a Member and collect royalties from The MLC directly, please examine the terms of your agreement with your local CMO, along with any other publishing agreements to which you may be a party to confirm your right to administer the share of musical works you seek to control. If you do not have a relationship with a CMO or other music publishing agent which includes collection of U.S. digital mechanical royalties on your behalf, you should join as a Member of The MLC and register your shares of musical works in order to collect digital mechanical royalties payable to you.
如果您希望直接成为 The MLC 会员并自行收取版税，请检查您与本地 CMO 的合同条款，以及任何相关的出版合同，以确认您是否有权管理您希望掌控的音乐作品份额。如果您未与 CMO 或其他音乐出版代理建立合作关系、让他们代为收取美国的数字机械复制版税，建议您成为 The MLC 会员，登录您的音乐作品份额，以收取相关的机械复制版税。
If you are a mechanical rights organization (CMO) based outside of the United States, and you have any questions about joining to become a Member of The MLC, please contact The MLC at international@themlc.com.
如果您是位于美国境外的机械复制版权组织（CMO），并且对成为 The MLC 会员有任何疑问，请联系 The MLC（international@themlc.com）。
Should I become a Member of The MLC if my shares of musical works are registered with TuneCore Publishing Administration, CD Baby Pro Publishing, or similar services?
如果我的音乐作品已通过 TuneCore Publishing Administration 或 CD Baby Pro Publishing 等服务登录到 The MLC，是否还需要成为 The MLC 会员？
Generally, if you have an agreement with a publishing administration service, the service will register your works with The MLC and collect your share of royalties on your behalf. Please refer to the service to which you are signed directly to confirm registration of your shares of musical works with The MLC.
一般来说，如果您已与出版管理服务公司签订合同，该公司会代替您将作品登录到 The MLC 并代收版税。请直接联系该公司，确认是否已向 The MLC 登录您的音乐作品份额。
Please note that if your share to musical works are not subject to an agreement with a publisher, publishing administrator or publishing administration service and you retain administration rights, your share of these musical works are deemed self-administered. Thus, you will need to join The MLC as a self-administered songwriter and register your share of the works in order to collect your share of digital mechanical royalties payable by The MLC.
请注意，如果您的音乐作品份额未包含在任何出版商、出版管理商或出版管理服务公司的合同中，并且您保留管理权，这些份额将被视为自行管理。因此，您需要以自行管理的词曲作者身份加入 The MLC，并登录相关作品的份额，以收取 The MLC 支付的数字机械复制版税。
Please also keep in mind that some of these publishing and publishing administration companies offer different services. Be sure you understand which companies and services you have signed up for. For example, a service offering digital distribution of recordings is different from a service offering publishing administration of musical works.
同时请记住，某些出版商和出版管理公司提供的服务可能有所不同。请务必了解您所选择的公司及其服务内容。例如，录音数字发行服务与音乐作品出版管理服务是完全不同的。
If I am a self-administered songwriter, do I need to create a publishing company before I can join The MLC?
如果我是自行管理版权的词曲作者，加入 The MLC 前是否需要成立出版公司？
No. You do not need to create a publishing company or legal entity before you can become a Member of The MLC.
不需要。您无需成立出版公司或法人实体，也可以成为 The MLC 会员。
If I represent more than one party entitled to royalties, how many Members should I create?
如果我代表多个有权收取版税的单位，需要创建多少个会员帐户？
If you need to give individuals associated with different parties access to only data related to their works, you will need to setup separate Members for each of those parties.
如果您需要让隶属于不同单位的人员只能访问其音乐作品的数据，您需要为每个单位分别创建会员账户。
Should I join The MLC as a writer or as a publisher?
我应该以创作者还是出版商身份加入 The MLC？
The MLC does not use these categorizations with respect to its Members. Only the individual or company which has the right to collect mechanical royalties from a licensee should become a Member of The MLC. Members of The MLC will most often be the music publisher, administrator, or ex-U.S. mechanical collective management organization. A self-administered songwriter, composer, or lyricist, may also join as a Member of The MLC because that person is essentially acting as a music publisher or administrator on his/her/they own behalf, and not in the capacity as a writer of a musical work.
The MLC 不采用此会员分类方式。只有有权向被授权方收取机械复制版税的个人或公司，需要成为 The MLC 会员。The MLC 的会员大多为音乐出版商、管理商或美国境外的机械复制权集体管理组织（CMO）。自行管理版权的词曲作者、作曲人或作词人也可以加入 The MLC 会员，因为他们实际上是以自己的音乐出版商或管理商身份加入，而不是以音乐作品创作者的身份加入。
This is different from Performing Rights Organizations (PROs), where songwriters, composers, and lyricists join as writers, and may also join as publishers if they are self-administered. The MLC does not pay separate shares to writers and publishers.
这与表演权管理组织（PRO）的做法不同。在 PRO 中，词曲作者、作曲人和作词人会以创作者身份加入，并且如果他们是自行管理版权，也可以以出版商身份加入。The MLC 不会对创作者和出版商分别支付版税。
Who needs to join (Connect to Collect™) The MLC?
谁需要通过“Connect to Collect™”加入 The MLC？
Anyone who wishes to receive digital audio mechanical royalties from The MLC needs to become a Member of The MLC. This includes music publishers, administrators, ex-U.S. collective management organizations (CMOs), and self-administered songwriters, composers and lyricists. Becoming a Member of The MLC is how you Connect to Collect.
任何希望从 The MLC 收取数字音乐机械复制版税的人都需要成为 The MLC 的会员。这包括音乐出版商、管理商、美国境外的集体管理组织（CMO）以及自行管理版权的词曲作者、作曲人和作词人。通过“Connect to Collect”注册，是加入 The MLC 并收取版税的唯一方式。
Members of The MLC use The MLC Portal to register new musical works and review and update their existing musical works data.
The MLC 的会员可以通过 The MLC Portal 会员门户网站登录新的音乐作品，并查看和更新现有音乐作品的数据。
Here’s who needs to Connect to Collect and become a Member of The MLC:
以下是需要通过“Connect to Collect”注册并成为 The MLC 会员的人士：
- Self-Administered Songwriters: Songwriters, composers and lyricists are “self-administered” if they have retained the right to register any of their own musical works with The MLC AND collect their own mechanical royalties either directly or through a business manager, accountant, lawyer or other representative/agent.
自行管理版权的词曲作者：词曲作者、作曲人和作词人若保留在 The MLC 登录自己的任何音乐作品的权利，且能够直接或通过业务经理、会计师、律师或其他代理人收取机械复制版税，则被视为“自行管理版权”。- If you have assigned your rights to register your musical works and collect your mechanical royalties in the United States to a music publisher or administrator, you do not need to become a Member of The MLC. Your publisher or administrator will handle your collection and registration. If you work with a music publisher or administrator in any capacity, please check with that music publisher or administrator before becoming a Member of The MLC.
如果您已将登录音乐作品和收取机械复制版税的权利授权给音乐出版商或管理商，则无需成为 The MLC 的会员。您的出版商或管理商会处理相关的注册和版税收取事宜。如果您已与音乐出版商或管理商合作，请在加入 The MLC 会员之前先与他们确认。
- If you have assigned your rights to register your musical works and collect your mechanical royalties in the United States to a music publisher or administrator, you do not need to become a Member of The MLC. Your publisher or administrator will handle your collection and registration. If you work with a music publisher or administrator in any capacity, please check with that music publisher or administrator before becoming a Member of The MLC.
- Music Publishers and Administrators: Music publishers and administrators need to become Members of The MLC in order to register the musical works they control with The MLC, review and update the data for those works, and collect mechanical royalties for those works.
音乐出版商和管理商：音乐出版商和管理商需要成为 The MLC 的会员，以便在 The MLC 登录他们管理的音乐作品、查看和更新作品数据，以及收取这些作品的机械复制版税。 - Ex-US Collective Management Organizations (CMOs): These CMOs need to become Members of The MLC in order to register the musical works they control with The MLC, review and update the data for those works and collect mechanical royalties for those works.
美国境外的集体管理组织（CMO）：这些组织需要成为 The MLC 的会员，以便在 The MLC 登录其管理的音乐作品、查看和更新相关数据，并收取这些作品的机械复制版税。
Do I need to become a Member of The MLC if I am affiliated with the Harry Fox Agency (HFA)?
如果我是 Harry Fox Agency (HFA) 的合作伙伴，还需要成为 The MLC 的会员吗？
Yes, you need to join The MLC even if you are an affiliate of our administration vendor, HFA. However, we have arranged for you to be able to authorize HFA to share your account information with The MLC. Saying “yes” to HFA’s opt-in request will allow us to prepopulate your account information in your new Member account with The MLC, saving you the time and trouble of having to resubmit that information to The MLC later.
是的，即使您是我们的行政供应商 HFA 的合作伙伴，您仍需要成为 The MLC 的会员。然而，我们已经安排了您可以授权 HFA 将您的账户信息分享给 The MLC。如果您同意 HFA 的加入请求，我们会预先填充您的会员账户信息，从而节省您后续重复提交这些信息的时间和麻烦。
Why should I become a Member of The MLC?
为什么需要成为 The MLC 的会员？
The only way to receive digital audio mechanical royalties due to you from DSPs pursuant to the compulsory blanket mechanical license is to become a Member of The MLC.
唯一能够从数字服务提供商根据强制一揽子机械复制许可收取数字音频机械复制版税的方式，就是成为 The MLC 的会员。
Does it cost anything to become a Member of The MLC?
成为 The MLC 的会员需要支付费用吗？
There is no cost to become a Member of The MLC.
成为 The MLC 会员无需支付任何费用。
Do I still need to join other organizations like PROs?
我是否仍需加入其他组织，例如表演权管理组织（PRO）？
Becoming a Member of The MLC does not replace other memberships or membership activities.
成为 The MLC 的会员并不能取代其他组织的会员身份或参与相关活动。
Songwriters, composers, lyricists, music publishers and administrators still need to join a performing rights organization (PRO) in order to collect their respective writer and publisher shares of musical works public performance royalties. For more information, please visit the websites for the following PROs in the United States: ASCAP, BMI, GMR, and SESAC.
词曲作者、作曲人、作词人、音乐出版商及管理人若要收取其作品的公开表演版税，仍需加入表演权管理组织（PRO）。有关更多信息，请访问以下美国 PRO 的官方网站：ASCAP、BMI、GMR 和 SESAC。
Recording artists and record companies do not need to join The MLC but do need to join SoundExchange in order to receive sound recording digital performance royalties. For more information, click to visit the website for SoundExchange. If you are a non-featured artist on sound recordings, you may consider joining the Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund. For more information, click to visit this website: IPRD Fund
录音艺术家和唱片公司无需加入 The MLC，但需要加入 SoundExchange 以收取录音作品的数字公开表演版税。有关更多信息，请点击访问 SoundExchange 的官网。如果您是录音作品中的非主要艺术家，可以考虑加入知识产权权益分配基金（Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund, IPRD Fund）。如需更多信息，请点击访问 IPRD Fund 的官网。
Should I become a Member of The MLC if some of my musical works are administered by a music publisher or administrator, and some are administered by me?
如果我的部分音乐作品由音乐出版商或管理人管理，而其他部分由我自行管理，我是否需要成为 The MLC 的会员？
Songwriters, composers, and lyricists who have retained the right to register any of their own musical works with The MLC AND collect their own mechanical royalties either directly or through a business manager, accountant, lawyer or other representative/agent, should become Members of The MLC. However, they should only register the musical works which are not administered by another party with The MLC. The musical works which are administered by another party should be registered with The MLC by that party (e.g. a music publisher or administrator).
词曲作者、作曲人和作词人如果保留权利可以在 The MLC 登录自己的任何音乐作品，并且能够直接或通过业务经理、会计师、律师或其他代理人收取机械复制版税，则应该成为 The MLC 的会员。但是，他们只应在 The MLC 登录那些未由他方管理的音乐作品。由他方管理的音乐作品应由相应的管理方（例如音乐出版商或管理人）登录。
What if I co-wrote a song with someone else? Do we both need to become Members of The MLC?
如果我和别人共同创作了一首歌曲，我们都需要成为 The MLC 的会员吗？
The answer depends on which parties have the right to register the co-written musical work with The MLC and collect the mechanical royalties. If co-writers create a legal entity, which they co-own, and which has been assigned the right to register the co-written musical work with The MLC, and collect the related mechanical royalties, then only the legal entity needs to become a Member. If each co-writer has retained their right to register musical works with The MLC and collect their own mechanical royalties, then each co-writer needs to become a Member of The MLC.
答案取决于谁有权在 The MLC 登录共同创作的音乐作品并收取机械复制版税。如果共同创作者成立了一个法人实体，共同拥有该实体，并赋予其登录共同创作音乐作品及收取相关机械复制版税的权利，那么只有该法人实体需要成为 The MLC 的会员。如果每位共同创作者都保留各自的登录权利并独立收取机械复制版税，那么每位共同创作者都需要成为 The MLC 的会员。