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Richard Jay

Richard Jay is a songwriter, producer, author of bestselling book How To Get Your Music in Film & TV, and president of The Music Broker Network

Published on 8th May, 2008

The MCPS, The Harry Fox Agency and others, collect and distribute 'mechanical' royalties generated from the recording of music onto CD, DVD and other "mechanical devices".

The MCPS, The Harry Fox Agency and others, collect and distribute 'mechanical' royalties generated from the recording of music onto CD, DVD and other "mechanical devices". This income is distributed to their members - writers and publishers of music.