Claiming unpaid royalties for Online use
These types of use fall within the following distribution categories:
- Streaming on Mixed Online Platforms (GOP, GOP VR)
- Music-on-Demand Download (MOD D, MOD D VR)
- Music-on-Demand Streaming (MOD S, MOD S VR)
- Video-on-Demand Download (VOD D, VOD D VR)
- Video-on-Demand Streaming (VOD S, VOD S VR)
Points to check
Did you register your works on time and they have been used but you have not received any royalties, or do you believe the royalties you received were too low?
Please go to our Online Portal to claim your missing royalties. Our simple interactive form will take you through a series of questions to gather the information we need to investigate your concern.
Has your work been played on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes or a similar platform?
If so, everything depends on the country where it was played.
In other words, if your work was used outside Europe or in a country outside the ICE Home Territories, it often takes some time before we can pay out your royalties. For more information about this, please click here: www.gema.de/ice
The interactive form in our Online Portal will take you through a series of questions to gather the information we need to process your request. The information you will be asked to provide will include:
We need this informations from you
We need the following information:
- Name of the online platform (DSP), e.g. Spotify
- Release date on the online platform (DSP)
- Direct link to the work on the online platform (DSP)
- Usage period
- Number of streams or views during the usage period
- Work title
- Work number
- GEMA work registration date
- International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
- Performer
Claim period:
3 months after the payout date
We need the following information:
- Name of the online platform (DSP), e.g. Spotify
- Release date on the online platform (DSP)
- Direct link to the work on the online platform (DSP)
- Usage period
- Number of streams or views during the usage period
- Work title
- Work number
- GEMA work registration date
- International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
- Performer
Claim period:
3 months after the payout date
We need the following information:
- Work title
- Performer
- Work number
- GEMA work registration date
- International Standard Recording Code (ISRC)
- Release date
- Usage period
- Number of views during the usage period
- Direct link to the work on the online platform (DSP)
Claim period:
3 months after the payout date
In a nutshell
We have produced a leaflet that provides all the essential information about claiming unpaid royalties for Online use. You can download it as a PDF through the link given below: