Mechanical royalties earned from streams, downloads, and physical sales are not collected by Performance Rights Organizations (PROs) like ASCAP.

Do ASCAP collect mechanical royalties?

ASCAP collects publisher performance royalties. … Mechanical royalties are generated every time someone interactively streams, downloads, or reproduces a song. Only publishers and publishing administrators, which ASCAP is not, can collect mechanical royalties.

What companies collect mechanical royalties?

Mechanical royalties are also collected in the U.S. through The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC), a non-profit organization, founded as part of the Music Modernization Act, which issues blanket licenses and collects mechanical royalties from interactive streaming services in the U.S. like Spotify, Apple Music, …