Unmatched or unclaimed royalties, from usage occurring on or after January 1, 2021, will be held for a minimum of 3 years so we can work to find and pay the rightful owner. Any interest accrued during that time will be passed along to the rightsholders. When The MLC does eventually exhaust its efforts to find and pay the rightful owner, The MLC will distribute the remaining unmatched or unclaimed royalties to music publishers and self-administered songwriters using a market share/activity-based formula.
