Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society

[citation needed] [4] MCPS also announced a 10% reduction in commissions for all publisher, direct composer and songwriter members, effective Monday 1 August 2022.

[5] In other news for the organisation, Jackie Alway OBE, Executive VP of International Legal & Industry Affairs at Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), was elected as the first woman to hold the role of Chairperson of MCPS in 2020.

MCPS offers production music written by professional song writers and composers which is pre-cleared for any type of usage.

MCPS production music provides a library of tracks to choose from and an application process enabling customers to obtain a licence on the same day.

[citation needed] For unpublished writers and new publishers, MCPS represents many of its members for sync, handling the process of negotiation, licensing and invoicing on their behalf.