On January 30, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notification of inquiry required by the Music Modernization Act regarding whether the existing designations of the mechanical licensing collective (MLC) and digital licensee coordinator (DLC) should be continued. This is the first of the review processes that the Copyright Office is statutorily required to conduct every five years. Reply comments by the currently designated MLC and DLC must be submitted by July 29. Additional information is available here.