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What happens to unclaimed royalties?

The Ivors Academy is responsible for making all reasonable efforts to contact rightsholders who are due Copydan royalty payments. We report the details of these efforts to Copydan.

If, after three years of trying, we are unable to reach a rightsholder, the funds owed to them are classified as non-distributable revenue.

In line with our agreement with Copydan, these non-distributable royalties may be used to support activities that serve the general best interests of UK songwriters and composers.

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