VISTEX and RESERVOIR Jointly Validate the MLC Data Quality Initiative (DQI)
RESERVOIR One of the DQI s Earliest Adopters
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. and NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Vistex joins client Reservoir in announcing the success of their first joint data validation exercise for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) s Data Quality Initiative (DQI). In preparation for the launch year of the MLC s music clearance and royalty distribution services, Vistex and Reservoir teamed up to test this critical, foundational service.
The MLC created DQI to provide an integrated way for music rights owners to verify that their owned and administered catalogs matched those records held by the MLC. This verification is vital to ensure the accurate and timely clearance of music, and the receipt and distribution of royalties to music rights holders.
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