Songwriter Endorsers.Xlsx
U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Designation of Mechanical Licensing Collective and Digital Licensee Coordinator Docket No. 2018-11 EXHIBITS 5 TO 10 TO THE DESIGNATION PROPOSAL OF MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVE PRYOR CASHMAN LLP Frank P. Scibilia Benjamin K. Semel 7 Times Square New York, New York 10036-6569 Attorneys for Mechanical Licensing Collective EXHIBIT 5 Before the U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Washington, D.C. In the Matter of': Docket No. 2018-11 DESIGNATION OF MECHANICAL LICENSING COLLECTIVE AND DIGITAL LICENSEE COORDINATOR DECLARATION OF BART HERBISON 1. My name is Bart Herbison. I am the Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International ("NSAI"), a position which I have held since 1997. I submit this declaration in support of the submission of Mechanical Licensing Collective ("MLC") to be designated as the mechanical licensing collective pursuant to the Music Modernization Act (the "MMA"). Songwriters are the backbone of the American music industry. And, since it was established in 1967, NSAI has worked tirelessly to advocate for the American songwriting profession. NSAI is now the largest not-for-profit songwriter trade association in the world, with approximately 5,000 members and approximately 100 local chapters. 3. Our mission is to advocate for songwriters' legal and economic interests and educate a new generation of American songwriters. To accomplish this mission, NSAI provides an array of services to songwriters. Some services are educational. For instance, NSAI helps songwriters improve their craft through: workshops; mentoring from experienced songwriters; feedback on songs from experienced writers and peer-to- peer review; online services for our members; regularly-held song contests and other events; pitch sessions; and in connecting aspiring professional songwriters with colleagues in the music industry.
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