Dear Member,

Please be advised that pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 115(d)(4)(E), as of August 24, 2025, the blanket license for Napster Group PLC (“Napster”) has TERMINATED in connection with covered activities under 17 U.S.C. 115(d) for failure to make required monthly royalty payment for the April 2025 usage period.

The MLC sent a Notice of Default to Napster on June 24, 2024. Napster failed to cure its default within 60 days of receiving written notice of the default. Therefore, Napster’s blanket license is terminated effective August 24, 2025 in accordance with 17 U.S.C. 115(d)(4)(E)(ii)(II).

What does this mean for you? This DSP can no longer rely on the blanket license for the rights to make and distribute digital copies of your songs. Instead, they will have to license your songs from you and pay you mechanical royalties directly. You will not receive royalty payments from The MLC for any uses of your songs by this service after the date of termination. However, you may still receive royalties from The MLC for uses that took place prior to termination, as a result of our initial processing of adjustments from past usage periods and/or to the extent that we are able to make any new matches of these prior uses as a result of reprocessing.

Sincerely,

The MLC

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