is paid out to rights holders (approximately 40% to members and 60% to other rights-holders). During the payout process in 2010, an average of ca. €58,000 were apportioned to each full member, ca. €2,270 to each extraordinary member, and ca. €1,300 to each associated member. The internal distribution within these status groups remains confidential. In 2010, 33 (1%) legal successors had full membership, while 6 were extraordinary members (0.1%) and 3,749 associated members (6.9%). These numbers illustrate that, since the appearance of YouTube on 15 February 2005, absolutely no negative effects on earnings from usage rights can be detected to date. On the contrary, there has even been a considerable increase in income since 2005 (see Blocking of YouTube videos in Germany). It can also be seen that the share of revenues has continually increased for full members—at the expense of extraordinary members. Other collecting societies Some other collecting societies that have partially handed over the collection of their entitled fees to GEMA include: GEMA remains the predominant collecting society in Germany, but others include: Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten – GVL (Performing artists, Producers of sound recordings). – Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort (). – Artists, Photographers und Filmmakers. In Switzerland, the counterpart to GEMA is SUISA: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für die Rechte der Urheber musikalischer Werke (). In Austria, the corresponding organization is called AKM: (). In Belgium, the corresponding organisation is SABAM CVBA. In the Netherlands, BUMA/STEMRA both fulfill these duties. In France, the agency that plays a comparable role is SACEM: Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique (). In Croatia, the corresponding organisation is HDS ZAMP. In Finland, the counterpart would be Teosto. In Italy, the corresponding agency is the SIAE: Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (). in the United Kingdom, these duties are fulfilled by PRS for Music, previously known as the Performing Rights Society. In Portugal, the (Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores; ) corresponds to GEMA. In Spain, the SGAE: Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (). In Sweden, the corresponding agency is STIM: Svenska Tonsättares Internationella Musikbyrå (English: Swedish Performing Rights Society). In the United States, there is: for reproduction rights, the Harry Fox Agency. for performing rights, there are three competing performance rights organizations: BMI ASCAP SESAC Reciprocal agreements GEMA has entered into reciprocal agreements over performing and broadcasting rights with 73 of its foreign sister companies. For mechanical reproduction rights, GEMA entered into