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Royalties & payouts

If your works are used publicly, you will receive royalties as a GEMA member. The most important information on distribution, dates, deadlines and much more.

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Payouts

  • Which categories are paid out? Which belong to performing rights, broadcasting rights and mechanical rights?
  • If I am a reprint arranger or a reprint publisher, do I automatically participate in GEMA pay-outs?
  • How do I benefit from the new distribution for audio recordings and audiovisual recordings?
  • What are the changes to the distribution of audio recordings and audiovisual recordings in future?
  • Where can I view details on my payouts?

Royalties

  • Why did I not receive any royalties?
  • What are royalties in the music business?
  • How are collections from rights management distributed?
  • How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?

Payment date

  • I have received a payment, but not an account statement yet. How can this be?
  • When do you pay out royalties for my played and registered works?

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