International royalty distribution processing
The calculation is accurate – worldwide!
The calculation is accurate – worldwide!
AKM and austro mechana have concluded reciprocity agreements with numerous collecting societies (e.g. GEMA in Germany) in all parts of the world.
Based on these contracts, the companies in the respective country also work for members of AKM and austro mechana, i.e. they also collect the license fees for our members in their country and distribute the royalty amounts attributable to our members to AKM and austro mechana.
For reasons of cost-effectiveness, cases of international distribution involving very low royalties and a large amount of work are not distributed to the respective beneficiaries, but calculation is instead carried out in the form of a flat rate in accordance with the decision of the board.
As an additional service, AKM also works in advance of the distribution: live performances abroad can be reported via the service portal.
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Music is increasingly being streamed on on-demand platforms such as Spotify and YouTube. In order to process usage reports more quickly and accurately and to help ensure that creators receive their royalties promptly, AKM has established a strategic partnership with ICE (International Copyright Enterprise) in the field of multi-territorial online licensing. Additionally, the data processing of several online platforms is carried out through AKM’s NEON software.
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Germany – GEMA: 2021 subsequent billing for public performance
England — PRS*: 2021 1st HJ, 2021 1st HJ Film
Italy — SIAE: 2021, 2021 Movie
Japan — JASRAC: 2021, 2021 Movie
Lithuania — LATGA: 2021, 2021 movie
Mexico — SACM: 2021, 2021 Movie
Poland — ZAIKS: 2022, 2022 film
Switzerland — SUISA*: 2022 1st HJ, 2022 1st HJ Film
Slovakia — SOZA: 2021, 2021 movie
Spain — SGAE*: 2022 1st HY, 2022 1st HY Film
Hungary — ARTISJUS: 2021, 2021 film
*For these countries, billing is done semi-annually; we can only accept complaints after payment for the second half of the year.
Denmark — KODA: 2021, 2021 Movie
France — SACEM*: 2022 1st HY, 2022 1st HY Film
Hong Kong — CASH: 2021, 2021 Movie
Croatia — HDS: 2021
Serbia — SOKOJ: 2021, 2021 Movie
Scandinavia — NCB/NMP: 2022
South Africa — SAMRO: 2021, 2021 Movie
Czech Republic — OSA: 2021, 2021 film
Argentina — SADAIC: 2022
Belgium — SABAM: 2021, 2021 Movie
Brazil — UBC: 2022, 2022 Movie
China — MCSC: 2022, 2022 Movie
Germany — GEMA: 2022 Main Account Public Performances, 2022 HJ 1 Online
England ‑PRS*: 2021 2nd HY, 2021 2nd HY Film
Latvia — AKKA-LAA: 2022, 2022 film
Netherlands — BUMA: 2021, 2021 film
Romania — UCMR: 2022, 2022 Movie
Sweden — STIM: 2021, 2021 film
Switzerland — SUISA*: 2022 2nd HY, 2022 2nd HY Film
Slovenia — SAZAS: 2021, 2021 Movie
Spain — SGAE*: 2022 2nd HY, 2022 2nd HY Film
*For these countries, billing is done semi-annually; we can only accept complaints after payment for the second half of the year.
Australia — APRA: 2022, 2022 Movie
Germany — GEMA: 2022 television and radio, 2022 2nd HJ film, 2022 2nd HJ online
Finland — TEOSTO: 2022, 2022 film
France — SACEM*: 2022 2nd HY, 2022 2nd HY Film
Greece — AUTODIA: 2022, 2022 Movie
Ireland — IMRO: 2022, 2022 Movie
Israel — ACUM: 2021, 2021 Movie
Canada — SOCAN: 2022, 2022 Movie
New Zealand — APRA: 2022, 2022 film
Norway — TONO: 2022, 2022 film
Portugal — SPA: 2021, 2021 Film
South Korea — KOMCA: 2021, 2021 Movie
USA — ASCAP**: 2022, 2022 film
USA — BMI**: 2022, 2022 film
*For these countries, billing is done semi-annually; we can only accept complaints after payment for the second half of the year.
** There are two collecting societies for the USA territory.
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Denmark — KODA: Online 2021/2022, SMV 2021/2022
Italy — SIAE: Phono/Video/Online 2021, Radio 2021, TV + Film on TV 2021
Belgium — SABAM: Phono/Online 1/2022, SMV 2021, Radio/TV/Div. Recordings 2021
Germany — GEMA: Online 2/21, Phono + Video 1/2022
England — MCPS: Phono/Radio/TV/Online 2nd + 3rd quarter 2022 AR and NR
France — SDRM: Phono/Online 1/2022, SMV 1/2022, Radio 1/2022, TV + Film on TV 1/2022
Netherlands — STEMRA: Phono/Video/Online 1/2022, Radio/TV + Film on TV 2021
Switzerland — SUISA: Online/Ringtones 2021–6/2022, Phono/Video 2nd+3rd quarter 2022, Radio 2nd+3rd quarter 2022, TV 2nd+3rd quarter 2022
Czech Republic — OSA: Phono/Video/Online 2022, SMV 2022, Radio/TV 2022
Hungary — ARTISJUS: Phono/Online 2021/2022, SMV 2021/2022, Radio/TV 2021
Australia — AMCOS: Phono/Online 2022
Japan — JASRAC: Phono/Video/Online 4/2022 — 3/2023, SMV 4/2022 — 3/2023, Radio/TV 4/2022 — 3/2023
Canada — SOCAN: Phono/Online/Radio/TV 2022
New Zealand — AMCOS: Phono/Online 2022
Sweden — STIM: Online 2021/2022
Switzerland — SUISA: TV private channel 2022
Scandinavia — NCB: Phono/Online 2022
Slovakia — SOZA: Phono/Online/Radio/TV 2022
Spain — SGAE: Phono/Online 2021/2022, SMV 2021/2022, Radio/TV/Div. Recordings/Online 2022
USA — Harry Fox: Phono/Online 2022
Belgium — SABAM: Phono/Video/Online 2/2022, Radio/TV/Div. Recordings 2022
Germany — GEMA: Film on TV 2022, Online 1/2022, Phono + Video Sound Carrier 2/2022, Radio 2022, Backbilling Austria Phono 1–2/2022, TV 2022
English — MCPS: Phono/Video/Radio/TV/Online 4th quarter 2022 + 1st quarter 2023 AR and NR
France — SDRM: Phono/Online 2/2022, SMV 2/2022, Radio 2/2022, TV + Film on TV 2/2022
Netherlands — STEMRA: Phono/Online/Video 2/2022, SMV 2021
Switzerland — SUISA: Online/Ringtones 2021/2022, Phono/Video 4th quarter 2022 + 1st quarter 2023, Radio 4th quarter 2022 + 1st quarter 2023, Radio private stations 2022, TV 4th quarter 2022 + 1st quarter 2023
International complaints
Our members receive income from the use of AKM repertoire abroad via the collecting society in the respective country. These funds are received by AKM at different time intervals, depending on the royalty distribution cycle of the respective company, but at least once per year.
AKM distributes these funds once a year. For Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain and Great Britain, distribution takes place twice a year.
AKM submits complaints about royalty distribution to the respective sister company. It is necessary to check in advance whether the country in question, the period and the division have already been distributed.
In order to be able to successfully lobby our partner companies internationally, we need further information from you via email:
For radio/TV broadcasts, please provide us with the broadcast date, the name of the broadcasting station and the program and, if known, the time of the broadcast.
For public performances/concerts, the basis is the program report submitted via the service portal or the copy of the set list (program report) sent by the organizer to the sister company provided by you. If neither the program nor the copy of the set list is available, please provide the performance date, name and address of the venue, name and address of the organizer, and the list of works played including composer details.
Please find further details here.
Please note that complaints can generally only be made retroactively for three years. For example, for AKM international distribution for 2023, this includes complaints for usage from the years 2020–2022.
If you become a new member of AKM, we would like to point out that complaints for financial years from back before you joined AKM cannot, unfortunately, be lodged with us.
