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    How can I reach GEMA if I have any questions?

    In order to be able to look after our customers and our members, we are offering a customer and a member service to you. Music users benefit from a central point of contact through our national...

    How can I reach GEMA if I have any questions?
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    Where do I find my customer number?

    If you are a GEMA creator member, you can be a music user and our customer at the same time, by notifying us of your own performances releasing sound recordings, for example. As a customer, you...

    Where do I find my customer number?
  • Help centre

    What is a setlist?

    A setlist, also referred to as track list or play list, is a list of songs which are or have been performed during a live music event. For GEMA, the setlist actually fulfils an important role....

    What is a setlist?
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    How can I prove that I am the creator?

    By sending a letter to your own address with a sound recording or the music score of your work. By means of the post stamp everyone can check when the work has been dispatched. Important: Do not...

    How can I prove that I am the creator?
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    GEMA General Assembly 2024 marked by AI and new beginnings

    Re-elections to the Supervisory Board result in a membership comprising 43 percent women. Dr. Ralf Weigand remains Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Federal Minister of Justice, Dr. Marco...

    GEMA General Assembly 2024 marked by AI and new beginnings
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    Attendance was really low at my event. How can I apply to have the adequacy of the invoice assessed?

    The quickest way is to do this via the Online Portal: Go to My events. Go to the relevant event and click on Options and Apply for an assessment of adequacy. Enter all the details for the event and...

    Attendance was really low at my event. How can I apply to have the adequacy of the invoice assessed?
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    When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?

    A setlist provides details on the musical works performed during a live event. That way, we can determine which composers, lyricists and music publishers receive royalties for the live performance....

    When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?
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    What is the difference between a cover version and an arrangement of a work?

    Cover version: A cover is a new recording of an existing musical work, possibly also with different instruments. The creator details therefore correspond to the original version e.g. when...

    What is the difference between a cover version and an arrangement of a work?
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    Konzerte in Deutschland 2023

    Alle Bundesländer ansehen Close Overline Heading Example paragraph is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. Paragraphs are usually an expected...

    Konzerte in Deutschland 2023
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    Why is the contract bound to a location or venue?

    A contract generally governs the music use in a specific location. The amount of your payment also depends on the venue and its size or capacity. As a consequence, contracts are location-bound....

    Why is the contract bound to a location or venue?
  • Help centre

    Which rights do I assign to GEMA with the Deed of Assignment?

    You assign to us as a trustee all rights in your works you are currently entitled to and those accruing, devolving, redevolving to you or otherwise acquired by you during the term of this Deed for...

    Which rights do I assign to GEMA with the Deed of Assignment?
  • Help centre

    When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?

    Whenever we receive a setlist we find out which musical pieces were played at a live event. That way, we can determine which composers, lyricists and music publishers receive royalties for the live...

    When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?
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    How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?

    There are various ways and means to find out. Organisers of live events are, for example, obliged to submit a playlist (setlist) after the event. In the broadcasting sector (TV and radio), the...

    How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?
  • Help centre

    How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?

    There are various ways and means to find out. Organisers of live events are, for example, obliged to submit a playlist (setlist) after the event. In the broadcasting sector (TV and radio), the...

    How does GEMA know where and how often my works were used?
  • News

    Die Wurzeln deutschsprachiger Musik, Teil 6: Identitätsfindung

    Jenseits des sich rasant entwickelnden Pop- und Rockuniversums breitete sich ab Mitte der 1970er in Untergrundclubs und über avantgardistische Bühnen eine unangepasste Ausdrucksform...

    Die Wurzeln deutschsprachiger Musik, Teil 6: Identitätsfindung
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    How can I register audio recordings and audiovisual recordings?

    Whether you have pure music products such as audio recordings or products with mixed content such as cinema films on DVD and radio plays, you register all storage media products via our price...

    How can I register audio recordings and audiovisual recordings?
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    Two-factor authentication

    Twice the security for your sensitive data Password reset on 1 March Please note: On 1 March 2023 we will deactivate the existing passwords of all users who have not logged in to the Online Portal...

    Two-factor authentication
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    What advantages do I get from the GEMA Online Portal?

    By using our Online Portal, you can notify us of events or background music submit setlists/playlists, change your customer details, download invoices, check your account balance, manage your...

    What advantages do I get from the GEMA Online Portal?
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    What is a soundfile?

    A soundfile consists of: An audio file of your musical work (only 1 work per audio file, no voice over, no finished commercial) Metadata of the work and of the recording (work title, work number,...

    What is a soundfile?
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    What is a licence for an event?

    "License" is a legal term meaning "permission" or "authorization." Let’s assume that you notify us of an event which takes place once, e.g. a concert, a party, an opening ceremony or a vernissage....

    What is a licence for an event?

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