A Notice of Intent or "NOI" is a written notice to the publisher of a musical composition, indicating that the composition is being reproduced into a sound recording (i.e., a mechanical use of the Composition). This notice is required under Section 115 of the United States Copyright Act. Following the passage of the Music Modernization Act (MMA) in 2018, the Copyright Officer only requires these notices for distributing non-digital phonorecords, i.e., vinyl records and CDs. For downloads and streams, users can now obtain a blanket license through the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC).