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title: Does The MLC collect YouTube publishing royalties?
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retrieved: 2026-09-21
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> Partial. YouTube MUSIC, the interactive audio service, is covered by the blanket licence. Standard YouTube video, UGC, TikTok and Facebook reproduction royalties are NOT, and need a publishing administrator.

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# Does The MLC collect YouTube publishing royalties?

 
 
Partly

 
YouTube MUSIC, the interactive audio service, is covered by the blanket licence. Standard YouTube video, UGC, TikTok and Facebook reproduction royalties are NOT, and need a publishing administrator.

 
 
What this stream is. The composition side of YouTube revenue, distinct from the recording side above.

 
Nothing specific to this stream, but The MLC carries 5 documented traps on other royalty streams. See them on the matrix.

 
Read from The MLC's own documentation on 2026-08-13. Check it yourself, and if it has changed, tell us.

 
See the full matrix for all 16 organisations →

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@misc{rapcanon-tools-royalty-coverage-mlc-yt-publishing,
  title  = {Does The MLC collect YouTube publishing royalties?},
  author = {{RapCanon}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://rapcanon.com/tools/royalty-coverage/mlc-yt_publishing/},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-09-21}
}
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