Does music remain in iCloud if I don't renew?

Hey all,
I was wanting to pause my iTunes match subscription for about three months, and then later I want to renew sometime in 2014; my current subscription expires in 29 December 2013.
If I do not renew my subscription after December 29, what happens to all my music? About half of it (19GB) is uploaded, while the rest has been matched. Do I have to upload all my music again when I renew next year?
Thanks.

Hi,
You will lose access to the music in the cloud, so you should make sure that you have all your music downloaded to your computer and also have a separate backup.
If you re subscribe later, iTunes Match may have to rescan your computer. I don't think that Apple immediately removes content from their server. I vaguely recall reading that the music is cleared after 3 months. Irrespective of this, I understand that your music will need to be on your hard drive when you resubscribe.
Jim

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