MLC Tees Up Multimillion-Dollar ‘Black Box’ Royalties Distribution for April 2027, Says It Will Also ‘Look to Begin Processing’ DSPs’ ‘Remaining Historical Royalties’

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The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is officially set to begin distributing a sizable pile of unmatched and unclaimed “black box” royalties in April 2027.The MLC disclosed the distribution timetable during its annual membership meeting, which also saw the entity confirm north of “$4.2 billion in total royalties distributed” to date. Latter figure aside, that the non-profit’s black box has long been the subject of scrutiny and criticis