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ted_dunningtoday at 6:15 PM0 repliesview on HN

Just a note ... "mechanical" royalties are publishing royalties payable when a duplicate is created. Back when the duplicate was sheet music or a record pressing that made sense linguistically. Nowadays, mechanicals are due when a stream is done or a digital copy is made.

Public performances like a live concert get a different category of license.