Italy · Multi-rights incl. music
SIAE
What counts as black box here
Governed by D.Lgs. 35/2017. The July 2026 General Policies govern distribution and use of non-distributable amounts; the music detail is still to be extracted.
Mini box
Lit: compartments used and exit chute(s).
Its rules
Governed by EU/UK collective-management law: unpaid money must be identified, reported and eventually redistributed within set deadlines.
- Rights it handles
- Multi-rights incl. music
- Holds a pool?
- Yes
- Evidence level
- Official policy only
How it distributes money
How often matched money is paid out, and how members can find what's theirs.
- Payment cadence
- Online music quarterly since 2025
- Data maturity tier
- D
How it handles unresolved royalties
How long money waits, when the clock starts, and where it goes if nobody claims it.
- Holding clock
- 3 yrs (EU framework)
- Clock starts
- End of collection financial year
- Exit chute
- Governance decides (July 2026 policies)
- Late claims after expiry
- Not publicly disclosed
Lifecycle path
- 1
Collect
Licensing income
- 2
Distribute
Online music
Quarterly since 2025
- 3
Expire
Non-distributable
3 yrs, EU framework
- 4
Decide use
July 2026 General Policies
Published figures
€849m
Distributed in 2025 (+15% vs 2024)
Source: SIAE 2025 reporting
From the original research