Payments corresponding to remuneration for audiovisual private copying are made quarterly. See the payment schedule
It takes a period of 6 to 9 months from the broadcast on one of the 15 channels distributed, as we have information about the work and the contact details of the performers.
For information, the law on prescription was amended in 2014 and its duration reduced to 5 years (Intellectual Property Code Article L 321-1 last paragraph – link legifrance.gouv.fr).
Thus, for rights distributed before January 1, 2015, you have until December 31, 2019 to claim them with a maximum retroactivity of 10 years. For amounts allocated after 2015, retroactivity is now up to 5 years.
Examples:
The rights were distributed in 2009. The claim can be presented until 2019.
The rights were distributed in 2012. The claim can be presented until 2019.
The rights are distributed in 2016. The claim can be presented until 2021 or for 5 years.
After five years, the rights, if not claimed by the performer, are prescribed.