Important deadlines

Important Deadlines

1. Notification and amendment deadlines for works and audiovisual works (AVWs)

Notification and amendment deadlines:

Pay-out entitlements only arise in the case of a timely work declaration. A notification is deemed to be timely if it is received by GEMA within the following deadlines (Art. 36 GEMA distribution plan).

Changes and amendments may only be considered during the current financial year if their notification is submitted on time. The notification is deemed to be timely if it is received by GEMA within the following deadlines (Art. 41 GEMA distribution plan):

The deadlines newly regulated by the General Assembly 2019 are highlighted in bold.

Usage period	Payment date	Registration deadline for new works ends on*:	Registration daedline for work changes ends on*:	Categories (selection)
Quarter	Quarterly resp. semi-annual distribution	End of the month following the respective usage quarter	End of month following the respective usage quarter	Online: Streaming downloads, GOP
01/01 - 31/12 of a given year	01/06 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	Live (e.g. light music, serious music, stage music)
01/01 - 31/12 of a given year	01/07 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	Radio, film
01/01 - 31/10 of a given year	01/07 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	TV
01/11 - 31/12 of a given year	01/07 of the following year	31/03 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	TV
01/01 - 30/06 of a given year	quarterly/resp. semi-annual distribution	31.07 of the current year	31/07 of the current year	Sound recordings, audiovisual recordings
01/07 - 31/12 of a given year	quarterly/resp. semi-annual distribution	31.01. of the following year	31/01 of the following year	Sound recordings, audiovisual recordings
01/01 - 31/12 of a given year	01/04 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	31/01 of the following year	Other categories

2. Submission deadlines for usage reports

(Art. 56 GEMA distribution plan as well as distribution plans of the sister organisations)

Submission deadlines for usage reports for domestic and international live performances (playlists) and all other uses abroad

Submission deadline: by 31/03 of the year following the usage

3. Claims deadlines

(Art. 59 GEMA distribution plan)

Usage categories broadcasting/presentation (categories FS/FS VR, TFS/TFS VR, T,TD/TD VR, R/R VR) and international income (category A, A VR)

Claims deadline: 18 months after the pay-out date

Usage category performance serious music and stage music (categories E/ED/EM/BM)

Claims deadline: 12 months after the pay-out date

Usage categories performance light music (categories U/M/UD), reproduction and distribution (categories PHO VR/ BT VR) and online (categories MOD /MOD VR, KMOD /KMOD VR, VOD/VOD VR, WEB/WEB VR)

Claims deadline: 3 months after the pay-out date

An overview of the pay-out dates can be accessed here.

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Royalty distribution for performances and broadcasts in Germany

Do you have any questions on your royalty distributions for TV, including third party productions and product advertisements (FS, TFS), cinema and commercial films (T, TD), radio (R), entertainment category performances (live music) including mechanical performances (U) as well as serious music performances (E) and stage music (BM) in Germany?

A/S Service
GEMA Generaldirektion
Bayreuther Str. 37
D-10787 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 21245 600
Fax: +49 30 21245 843
E-mail: as-service@gema.de

Royalty distribution for audio/audiovisual recordings, music-on-demand, ringtone melodies, websites or usages abroad

Do you have questions in relation to your royalty distributions for audio/audiovisual recordings (PHONO + BT), online (MOD, KMOD, VOD, WEB) in Germany or usages of your works outside of Germany (A AR, A VR)?

VR/A Service
GEMA Generaldirektion
Rosenheimer Str. 11
D-81667 Munich
Phone: +49 30 21245 600
Fax: +49 89 48003 392
E-mail: vra-service@gema.de