We’ve been keeping track of those who are for freezing the statutory mechanical royalty rate for physical and permanent downloads for another five years out to 2027. The issue is currently part of the rate setting proceeding before the Copyright Royalty Board–which froze the same rate at 9.1¢ in 2006 and was first extended in 2009.

Here is the current list of those for and against freezing mechanicals on these categories for a total of 21 years:

Against Frozen Mechanicals	Supporting Frozen Mechanicals
Songwriters Guild of America	National Music Publishers Association
Society of Composers and Lyricists	Nashville Songwriters Association International
Alliance for Women Film Composers
Songwriters Association of Canada
Screen Composers Guild of Canada
Music Creators North America
Music Answers
Alliance of Latin American Composers & Authors
Asia-Pacific Music Creators Alliance
European Composers and Songwriters Alliance
Pan African Composers and Songwriters Alliance
North Music Group