GEMA pay-outs as at 1 January 2022
Our payouts as of 01.01.2022
All important information on pay-outs in the categories:
Mixed online platforms (Supplement), sound and audiovisual recordings and usages abroad
Supplementary distribution in the categories mixed online platforms
As of 1 January 2022, you will receive a pay-out for uses of your works on mixed online platforms (GOP & GOP VR) for which it was not possible to carry out a work-based and click-based distribution. The distribution will be made as a supplement. The basis for this is your overall income in nearly all of the categories. This pay-out will cover usages on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, plus, for the first time, on TikTok and Triller. For YouTube, we had already paid a part of the collections on the basis of the processable usage reports as of 1 April and 1 October.
The pay-out date of the supplementary distribution has been postponed from 1 December 2021 to 1 January 2022 due to the pandemic. The corresponding amounts will be paid to you in 2021. You can find out more on this in the additional information on the distribution, which you will also receive by email from us at the beginning of January.
Sound recordings
International income
Organisations for uses of the GEMA repertoire in their respective territories. Effects of the pandemic are becoming noticeably apparent with this distribution, too. There are significant differences between the individual countries, depending on the COVID-19 situation. Revenues collected in Switzerland were subject to losses of roughly 9% whereas Hungarian royalties dropped by about 55%. France, with approx. 22% and Italy with about 27% make up the midfield.
You can check out which countries and periods will be paid out as of 1 January 2022 in the international income distribution Q4 2021.
Information about our last payouts
Payouts as January-February 2022
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Sound and audiovisual recordings, International
Payouts as of October-November 2022
Supplementary distribution in the categories Live and Public Performance
Payouts as of December 2022
In the categories Mixed online platforms, Sound recordings, International
FAQs - frequently asked questions on the pay-outs
It is possible that the account statements are still on their way. They are only available to you a few days after the pay-out at the beginning of the new month.
The process is as follows:
Detailed breakdowns/statements are available in the GEMA Download.
Money flows.
The account statement will be issued and transferred (by post or the Online Portal)
Are you registered for the Online Portal? Then you can access your account statements there:
Simply go to My financial details in the Online Portal .
You can access this in the area My account statements.
Our service department VR/A Service will gladly help you with queries on pay-outs for sound recordings (PHONO VR & BT VR), mixed online platforms (GOP & GOP VR) or uses of your works abroad (A & A VR).
Their contact details are as follows:
+49 (0) 30 21245 600 (Mon-Thu: 9am to 5pm, Fri 9am to 4pm)
or
E-mail: vra-service@gema.de
You can submit a claim for an incorrect pay-out, quickly and easily:
Log in to the Online Portal and use the service Claims.
Pursuant to § 59 of the GEMA distribution plan, claims must contain specific details which permit a verification. You ensure that this is the case by providing the requested details in the Online Portal under Claims.
It’s quite simple to register. You will then receive an e-mail with an activation link to set your own password. After that, you complete the activation application which is shown in the Online Portal, and send it through to us. Once your account has been successfully activated, we will inform you. You can then start the service under GEMA Download and download the detailed breakdowns.
Further information on how this can be accessed under Claims.
A total overview of your turnover can be accessed in the Online Portal and the Service My royalties. There, you can also find out where the royalties come from (live, radio, TV/film, digital or from abroad/international income) and the revenue generated by your ten most successful works.
You can access detailed statements in the free online service GEMA Download.
If you cannot access the service yet, apply for an activation in the GEMA Onlineportal.