「Connect to Collect」註冊手續
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權的詞曲作者，加入 The MLC 之前需要先成立法人嗎？
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.
你無需在加入 The MLC 前成立法人，無論是合夥公司、社團法人或有限責任公司（LLC）。許多自行管理版權的詞曲作者會以個人身份加入 The MLC 會員。如果你手上擁有一個法人，且該法人作為你所持有或掌控的音樂作品應有部分的音樂出版商，則該法人應以音樂出版商身份加入 The MLC 會員。你需要先決定採取何種方式，再加入 The MLC。請特別注意，會員名稱必須與註冊在 The MLC 上的音樂作品應有部分的名稱相符，並且與你提供的稅務資料相同，才能收取 The MLC 就該應有部分支付的數位機械重製版稅。如果未來有任何變更，你可以在 The MLC Portal 會員入口網站中更新會員和音樂作品資訊。
Should I become a Member of The MLC if I am based outside of the United States?
如果我不在美國，是否還要加入 The MLC 會員？
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).
這取決於你的個人偏好、目前商業關係、以及你在音樂作品中的應有部分具有哪些權利或限制。
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.
請先閱讀本章節中的「誰需要加入 The MLC 會員？」內容。在了解「誰需要加入 The MLC 會員？」後，如果你是音樂出版商、管理商或自行管理版權的詞曲作者，請確認你是否與所在地的機械重製版權組織（CMO）有合作關係。比方說，你可能已經授權英國的 MCPS、澳洲的 AMCOS 或墨西哥的 SACM 為你管理並收取在美國數位發行的音樂作品的機械重製版稅。如果你已與這些 CMO 建立合作關係，則由 CMO 向 The MLC 註冊你的音樂作品應有部分並收取相關的數位機械重製版稅。
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.
如果你希望直接加入 The MLC 並自行收取版稅，請檢視你與當地 CMO 的合約條款，以及任何相關的出版合約，確認你是否有權管理你希望掌控的音樂作品應有部分。如果你未與 CMO 或其他音樂出版代理商建立合作關係、讓他們代為收取美國的數位機械重製版稅，建議你加入 The MLC 會員、註冊你的音樂作品應有部分，以收取相關的機械重製版稅。
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.
如果你是位於美國境外的機械重製版權組織（CMO），並且對於加入 The MLC 會員有任何疑問，請聯繫 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?
如果我的音樂作品已透過 TuneCore Publishing Administration 或 CD Baby Pro Publishing 等服務註冊到 The MLC，是否還需要加入會員？
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.
一般來說，若你已與出版管理服務公司簽約，該公司會代替你將作品註冊到 The MLC 並代收版稅。請直接聯繫該公司，確認是否已向 The MLC 註冊你的音樂作品應有部分。
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.
需要注意的是，若你的音樂作品應有部分未涵蓋於任何出版商、出版管理商或出版管理服務公司的合約範圍內，且你保留管理權限，這些應有部分將視為自行管理。因此，你需要以自行管理的詞曲作者身份加入 The MLC，並註冊相關作品的應有部分，以收取 The MLC 支付的數位機械重製版稅。
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.
同時請記得，某些出版商和出版管理公司提供的服務可能有所不同。請務必了解你所選擇的公司及其服務內容。例如，錄音數位發行服務與音樂作品出版管理服務是截然不同的。
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權的詞曲作者，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。你無需成立出版公司或法人，也可以加入 The MLC 會員。
If I represent more than one party entitled to royalties, how many Members should I create?
如果我代表多個有權收取版稅的單位，需要建立多少個會員帳號？
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.
如果你要讓隸屬不同單位的人只能存取其音樂作品的資料，你需要為每個單位分別建立會員帳號。
Should I join The MLC as a writer or as a publisher?
我應該以創作者還是出版商身份加入 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 不採用此會員分類方式。只有有權向被授權方收取機械重製版稅的個人或公司，需要加入 The MLC 會員。The MLC 的會員大多為音樂出版商、管理商或美國境外的機械重製權集體管理組織（CMO）。自行管理版權的詞曲作者、作曲人或作詞人也可以加入 The MLC 會員，因為他們實際上是以自己的音樂出版商或管理商的身份加入，而不是音樂作品的創作者。
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.
這與表演權管理組織（PRO）的作法不同。在 PRO 中，詞曲作者、作曲人和作詞人會以創作者身份加入，並且如果他們是自行管理版權，也可以以出版商身份加入。The MLC 則不會對創作者與出版商分別支付版稅。
Who needs to join (Connect to Collect™) The MLC?
誰需要（透過「Connect to Collect™」註冊手續）加入 The MLC 會員？
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.
只要想從 The MLC 收取數位音樂機械重製版稅，就需要加入 The MLC 會員，包括音樂出版商、管理商、美國境外的集體管理組織（CMO）以及自行管理版權的詞曲作者、作曲人和作詞人。你必須透過「Collect to Collect」註冊手續，才能加入 The MLC 並收取版稅。
Members of The MLC use The MLC Portal to register new musical works and review and update their existing musical works data.
The MLC 的會員可以利用 The MLC Portal 會員入口網站註冊新的音樂作品，並檢視與更新現有音樂作品的資料。
Here’s who needs to Connect to Collect and become a Member of The MLC:
以下幾類人士，都需要透過「Connect to Collect」註冊手續加入 MLC 會員：
- 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.
自行管理版權的詞曲作者：詞曲作者、作曲人與作詞人若保留在 The MLC 註冊自己的任何音樂作品「且」直接或透過業務經理、會計師、律師或其他代理人收取機械重製版稅的權利，則視為「自行管理版權」。- 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.
如果你已將在美國註冊音樂作品及收取機械重製版稅的權利授權給音樂出版商或管理商，則無需加入 The MLC 會員。你的出版商或管理商會代為處理註冊及版稅收取事宜。若你已與音樂出版商或管理商合作，請在加入 The MLC 會員之前先向他們確認。
- 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.
音樂出版商及管理商：音樂出版商及管理商需要加入 The MLC 會員，才能註冊其管理的音樂作品、檢視及更新相關資料、並收取這些作品的機械重製版稅。 - 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.
美國境外的集體管理組織（CMO）：這些組織需要加入 The MLC 會員，才能註冊其管理的音樂作品、檢視及更新相關資料，並收取這些作品的機械重製版稅。
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）的合作夥伴，是否還需要加入 The MLC 會員？
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.
即使你是我們的行政供應商 HFA 的合作夥伴，仍需要加入 The MLC 會員。不過，我們已幫你安排好，讓你可以授權 HFA 分享你的帳號資訊給 The MLC。若你同意 HFA 的確認加入請求，我們會事先填入你的會員帳號資訊，讓你省下日後重覆填寫的麻煩。
Why should I become a Member of The MLC?
我為何需要加入 The MLC 會員？
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.
若要從數位服務供應商收取概括機械重製強制授權產生的數位音樂機械重製版稅，加入 The MLC 會員是必經之路。
Does it cost anything to become a Member of The MLC?
加入 The MLC 會員需要付費嗎？
There is no cost to become a Member of The MLC.
加入 The MLC 會員是免費的。
Do I still need to join other organizations like PROs?
我是否仍需加入其他組織，例如表演權管理組織（PRO）？
Becoming a Member of The MLC does not replace other memberships or membership activities.
加入 The MLC 會員無法取代其他組織的會員資格或相關活動。
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.
詞曲作者、作曲人、作詞人、音樂出版商及管理商若要收取其作品的公開演出版稅，仍必須加入 PRO。若想了解更多資訊，請瀏覽這些美國 PRO 的網站：ASCAP、BMI、GMR、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
錄音藝人與唱片公司不需加入 The MLC，但需加入 SoundExchange，以收取錄音的數位演出版稅。若要了解更多資訊，請點擊造訪 SoundExchange 網站。如果你不是錄音中的主要藝人，也可考慮加入智慧財產權分配基金（Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund）。若要了解更多資訊，請點擊造訪 IPRD Fund 網站。
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?
如果我有一部分音樂作品由音樂出版商或管理商管理，一部分作品由我自行管理，那我是否需要加入 The MLC 會員？
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).
詞曲作者、作曲人與作詞人若保留在 The MLC 註冊自己的任何音樂作品且直接或透過業務經理、會計師、律師或其他代理人收取機械重製版稅的權利，就應當加入 The MLC 會員。不過，你在 The MLC 應只註冊未由他方管理的音樂作品。由他方管理的音樂作品應由該方（例如音樂出版商或管理商）在 The MLC 註冊。
What if I co-wrote a song with someone else? Do we both need to become Members of The MLC?
如果我和別人共同創作了一首歌曲，我們都必須加入 The MLC 會員嗎？
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.
這取決於誰有權在 The MLC 註冊該首共同創作的音樂作品並收取機械重製版稅。如果共同創作者成立了法人，並共同擁有該實體，且該實體有權註冊該共同創作之作品及收取相關機械重製版稅，則只有該法人需要加入 The MLC 會員。如果每一位共同創作者都保留各自註冊作品、收取機械重製版稅的權利，則每一位共同創作者都需要加入 The MLC 會員。