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| APRA AMCOS | Society rules | Yes, control accounts | 2.5 yrs (UCA) / 3 yrs (GCA) | Control-account rule | Return to payer | Not publicly disclosed | B |
| ASCAP | US PRO | No | None for unmatched usage; state dormancy periods for payee funds | State law (payee funds) | State escheatment | Not publicly disclosed | C |
| BMI | US PRO | No | None for usage; ~3–5 yr state cycles for uncashed funds | State law (payee funds) | State escheatment | Not publicly disclosed | C |
| BumaStemra | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes | 3 yrs (exceptionally 5) | End of collection year | Back to rightsholders | Not publicly disclosed | Not tiered |
| GEMA | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes, accounted separately | 3 yrs | End of collection financial year | Cultural / social funds | Entitled persons' rights remain unaffected | B |
| JASRAC | Society rules | Yes (unidentified foreign works only) | 3 yrs (unidentified foreign works only) | Allocation to pending | Reserve / fund | Not publicly disclosed | C |
| KODA | EU/UK 3-yr | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not tiered |
| KOMCA | Society rules | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not tiered |
| PRS/MCPS | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes | 3 yrs | End of collection financial year | Governance decides | Claims preserved subject to limitation law | C |
| SACEM | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes | 3 yrs | End of collection financial year | Governance decides | 5-yr limitation on payment actions | D |
| SESAC | US PRO | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | D |
| SGAE | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | C |
| SIAE | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes | 3 yrs (EU framework) | End of collection financial year | Governance decides | Not publicly disclosed | D |
| SOCAN | Society rules | Unidentified performances held | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Back to rightsholders | 1-yr concert-evidence deadline (a claim rule) | C |
| STIM | EU/UK 3-yr | Yes | 3 yrs | End of collection financial year | Cultural / social funds | Not publicly disclosed | B |
| SUISA | Society rules | Deferred income | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not tiered |
| The MLC | US MMA | Yes, by cohort | Statutory minimum ≥3 yrs; first cohort held >6 yrs | Usage month | Back to rightsholders | Not publicly disclosed | A |
Tiers: A = machine-ready · B = strong annual transparency (PRS partly) · C = claim/repertoire data but weak money series · D = policy/reporting gap (incl. parts of SIAE/SACEM). Tier D means low public extractability, not poor administration.
Redistribution matrix
Which exit methods each society uses. APRA AMCOS returns UCA money to the payer and also redistributes via proxy data. JASRAC's reserve applies to unidentified foreign works only.
| Society | Market share | Proxy data | Cultural / social | Return to payer | Reserve | State escheatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The MLC | No | No | No | No | No | |
| ASCAP | No | No | No | No | No | |
| BMI | No | No | No | No | ||
| SESAC | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| GEMA | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SACEM | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SIAE | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| PRS/MCPS | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| STIM | No | No | No | No | No | |
| BumaStemra | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SGAE | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| KODA | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| APRA AMCOS | No | No | No | No | ||
| SOCAN | No | No | No | No | No | |
| JASRAC | No | No | No | No | No | |
| KOMCA | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| SUISA | No | No | No | No | No | No |
An empty row means the end-use is decided by governance or is not publicly disclosed, not that nothing happens.
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