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Use music
Buy a licence for music in videos
If you combine music with another medium such as a video, you require the consent of the rightsholders. In most cases, these are the authors who created the work and the music publishers. This is...
Buy a licence for music in videos
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Create music
Radio, TV and film
TV and Film Financial Year 2023 Link It has been three years since GEMA began to make its distributions in the broadcasting rights distribution categories for uses by public service broadcasters...
Radio, TV and film
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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?
According to our information, live music was performed at the events in question. You had already received a licence or licences from us on the basis of the tariffs for live music. Since you had...
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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Help centre
Which partner offers do GEMA members benefit from?
We offer our members exclusive partner offers that support the everyday life as well as the career of music creators: from discounts for online tools to support operational activities, ticket...
Which partner offers do GEMA members benefit from?
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Create music
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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News
Diane Weigmann: „Ich suche immer den Dialog zum Publikum."
Heute im Hitsingle Podcast: Die Komponistin, Sängerin und Textdichterin Diane Weigmann. In ihren Texten geht es um das Leben, die Liebe und das Loslassen. Die Labelinhaberin spielte in den 90er...
Diane Weigmann: „Ich suche immer den Dialog zum Publikum."
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Online Services
Our Online Portal: Many instruments combined in harmony Register now Moved to the Online Portal Registration of sub-publishing agreements Please register your sub-publishing agreements before you...
Online Services
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News
3 Erkenntnisse von Jeanette Biedermann über Songwriting
Jeanette Biedermann ist Sängerin, Songwriterin, Schauspielerin, Synchronsprecherin und Host der TV-Formate „Playlist of my life“ und „Your Songs“. Im Hitsingle Podcast mit Michael Duderstädt...
3 Erkenntnisse von Jeanette Biedermann über Songwriting
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News
Sacem and GEMA unveil results of study on the impact of artificial intelligence in music
Sacem (France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) and GEMA (Germany’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music), have joined forces to commission the world’s first...
Sacem and GEMA unveil results of study on the impact of artificial intelligence in music
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About GEMA
How GEMA distributes your money
Licensing income We license exploitation rights. And we distribute the collected revenues. More on royalties We are a collective management organisation and thus ensure that our member receive...
How GEMA distributes your money
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Use music
Company events
Overline Heading Example Link Background music via the radio Tariff for background music in shop premises, offices or workshops (R) Link The most important GEMA tariffs for companies Background...
Company events
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News
GEMA acquires a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, adding digital music recognition to its portfolio
GEMA has acquired a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, an established provider of digital services for recognizing music, events and media content, with its own leading music recognition...
GEMA acquires a majority stake in the SoundAware Group, adding digital music recognition to its portfolio
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Help centre
Help topics for music users
Help topics for music users News Lizenzen Musik im Internet Neue Tonträgerlizenzierung Setlists Nachberechnung New Year's Eve Change customer details Change address Change bank details Change...
Help topics for music users
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News
Music creators shape the future: GEMA General Assembly brings around 1,000 creative minds to Munich
Artificial intelligence, streaming, and copyright: the music industry is facing major challenges. Technological innovations and social changes are increasingly putting musicians’ creative work to...
Music creators shape the future: GEMA General Assembly brings around 1,000 creative minds to Munich
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Create music
Musical works (enhanced access)
cannot be combined with search criteria from line 2 ("AND") Search criteria line 2: CAE/IPI, author/publisher, performer , status and publisher. When searching with the publisher IP number, the...
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?
For fee-based live streams on Facebook/Instagram, you must acquire a licence for linear streaming (tariff VR-OD 10, II.2.b.2 licence package music on demand streaming) from us. You can notify us of...
What do I have to consider if I upload videos with music on YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or Instagram?
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Help centre
I want to use music on TikTok. What do I need to consider?
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 personal...
I want to use music on TikTok. What do I need to consider?
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News
Music - Opinions - Masterclass: GEMA and its extensive programme at the Reeperbahn Festival 2023
The Who's Who of the national and international music industry will meet in Hamburg at the Reeperbahn Festival from 20 to 23 September. false Standard Sharing Image für News GEMA will once again...
Music - Opinions - Masterclass: GEMA and its extensive programme at the Reeperbahn Festival 2023
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Rooms & timetable
2pm: Personal discussions of the associate members including the by-election of delegates in separate meetings of the professional categories 8.30am to 9.30am: breakfast as part of the info...
Rooms & timetable
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