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MOD distribution
Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers answers to your questions – it is quick and easy to use and accessible to you 24/7 – and there are no waiting times. Go to the help centre...
MOD distribution
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background music
Home Music users background music What costs does GEMA charge for background music? Yes, because we do not only manage the rights of German music creators. We also represent the rights of foreign...
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Why pay GEMA
It is more than a hundred years old. Creators have long fought for it. Because without copyright, they would not have a basis for their livelihood. Anyone could perform their works in public, play...
Why pay GEMA
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Help centre
I have received an invoice for live music. The music played at the event was, however, from sound recordings and streaming services. What can I do?
Please dispute the invoice on the GEMA online portal under ‘My Invoices’ and select ‘Incorrect tariff details’ as the reason. GEMA has recorded your event as a live music event and has therefore...
I have received an invoice for live music. The music played at the event was, however, from sound recordings and streaming services. What can I do?
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Using music on the internet
The licence fees go directly to the music creators Everything about how to register music on the internet Those who compose songs, write lyrics or publish music want to get fair pay. Just like...
Using music on the internet
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Music on sound recordings
Music videos Distribution to the specialist trade or via special distribution channels (tariffs VR-BT-H 3/VR-BT-H 5) Link Synchronisation rights Use of the GEMA repertoire to create a film work...
Music on sound recordings
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Song Economy
Song DATA Welche Musik wird in Deutschland gehört? paragraph is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. Paragraphs are usually an expected part of...
Song Economy
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Physical music media
Information we need from you The first payout for the new categories MT VR (Music on physical media reproduction right) and GT VR (Mixed content on physical media reproduction right) will take...
Physical music media
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Live and reproduction
Infosheets distribution (Financial Year 2025) Previous Next Further information please see attached in our information sheet. Categories DK and DK VR Link Early & low cost distribution for...
Live and reproduction
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Radio, TV and film
It has been three years since GEMA began to make its distributions in the broadcasting rights distribution categories for uses by public service broadcasters (ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio - both...
Radio, TV and film
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News
GEMA has just launched PLAI by GEMA, the first complete music dataset for simplified AI training, and signed up Klangio as the first customer
false 2026-07-23 15:50 In collaboration with multiple partners, GEMA has just launched a curated, customisable music dataset for AI tool providers: PLAI by GEMA. The dataset was developed...
GEMA has just launched PLAI by GEMA, the first complete music dataset for simplified AI training, and signed up Klangio as the first customer
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Music creators shape the future: GEMA General Assembly brings around 1,000 creative minds to Munich
ralf-weigand-c-florian-jaenicke-square-300px ”Cultural promotion is an essential pillar of our community. This is reflected in the fact that so many members took part in the vote. At this point in...
Music creators shape the future: GEMA General Assembly brings around 1,000 creative minds to Munich
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Your journey as a member
Whether you are a creator (composer/lyricist) or a music publisher: You want to earn money with your work and for this, you might want to check out our live calculator to make sure a GEMA...
Your journey as a member
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Significantly higher royalties for music creators: GEMA cuts online commission from 10 to just 7 percent
2025-04-30 14:48 GEMA is sending a powerful message: in 2027, the association aims to reduce its online commission on all on-demand music distribution from 10 to 7 percent – a drop of 30 percent...
Significantly higher royalties for music creators: GEMA cuts online commission from 10 to just 7 percent
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Musical works (enhanced access)
Entering search terms Use all the letters of the German alphabet. Umlauts and ß are automatically converted to AE, OE, UE, and SS. Diacritical marks are automatically converted (e.g., Accents =...
Musical works (enhanced access)
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Help centre
What do I have to consider if I upload videos with music on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram?
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What do I have to consider if I upload videos with music on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram?
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Categories Film Screening
Distribution in the Film Screening categories (T, TD, TD VR) In distribution category T, we distribute mostly licence revenue from the use of music in cinema films and cinema commercials. As a...
Categories Film Screening
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I want to use music on TikTok. What do I need to consider?
false false In its “Music Terms of Service ”, TikTok differentiates between non-commercial and commercial videos. Non-commercial TikTok videos are created by natural persons, are exclusively for...
I want to use music on TikTok. What do I need to consider?
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Company events
R Background music via the radio Tariff for background music in shop premises, offices or workshops (R) Link The most important GEMA tariffs for companies fs Background music via television Tariff...
Company events
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Festivals
The new festival distribution: Here’s how it works To ensure that royalty distributions are accurate and efficient, structured reporting before, during, and after the festival is essential....
Festivals
