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    Compulsory mechanical licenses are only applicable to pieces of music of which recordings have already been made public. In some cases, it may be worthwhile for a band to pay a substantially higher than normal royalty in exchange for the privilege of being able to release a recording before anyone else.
    – supercat
    Commented May 10, 2021 at 22:21
  • @supercat Good point.
    – ohwilleke
    Commented May 10, 2021 at 23:20