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# TAKE THIS QUICK SURVEY: If the download mechanical rate isn’t 9.1¢, what should it be?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/take-this-quick-survey-if-the-download-mechanical-rate-isnt-9-1-c2-a2-what-should-it-be/
- Published: 2022-04-19T15:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-19T15:28:17.000Z
- Description: A survey being conducted by a number of global songwriter groups along with MusicTechPolicy asks what you think the new un-frozen mechanical royalty rate should be since the U.S. Copyright. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/04/take-this-quick-survey-if-the-download-mechanical-ra
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

A survey being conducted by a number of global songwriter groups along with MusicTechPolicy asks what you think the new un-frozen mechanical royalty rate should be since the U.S. Copyright Royalty Judges rejected the settlement that would have extended the 9.1¢ freeze.

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### If the rate isn’t 9.1¢ anymore, what should it be?

This 3 minuite Survey Monkey questionnaire is anonymous and easy to take and you’ll be helping songwriters by giving your opinion on what the rate should be.

We will post the results.

[**TAKE THE SURVEY NOW.**](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9YP87K?ref=hypebot.com)

**Bruce Houghton* is Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and serves as a Senior Advisor to [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com) which acquired both publications in 2019\. He is the Founder and President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*