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CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus meets Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo on music, technology and copyright
Brussels, 24th January 2024 – CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus met with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to discuss the huge impact of AI on the creative economy and the need for smart...
CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus meets Belgian Prime minister Alexander De Croo on music, technology and copyright
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AGM 2024: Focus on Artificial Intelligence
GEMA General Assembly 2024 Additional materials on AI in music AI Dossier Current topics and articles, press materials and media reviews Link Generative AI is going to fundamentally change the...
AGM 2024: Focus on Artificial Intelligence
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Tariff information christmas markets
Wir Helfen gerne! Callback Angebot Wri unterstützdne Sie gerne Button Calculate individual price: Go to the GEMA price calculator Tariffs & costs Advice & consultations Press material Fictitious...
Tariff information christmas markets
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BEFORE EIGHT
Go to the discount code Home Music creators GEMAplus BEFORE EIGHT BEFORE EIGHT Organic, transparent and efficient Redeem your discount now Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers...
BEFORE EIGHT
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Tarif VR-MT-H
So melden Sie die Bildtonträger an Um den Tarif anzumelden, schicken Sie uns bitte eine Nachricht an kontakt@gema.de mit folgenden Informationen: Kundennummer (falls vorhanden) Vor- und Nachnamen...
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Categories Radio
Radio - a continuing success story Distribution in the Radio categories (R, R VR) Radio categories easily explained Your song on the radio? Calculate the amount of your GEMA royalties here! My song...
Categories Radio
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Audio and Visual Recordings
Audio and visual recordings Latest update: As previously announced - we carried out the final regular distribution for categories Phono VR and BT VR on July 1, 2025. The next distribution will take...
Audio and Visual Recordings
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Groover
Redeem your discount now As a GEMA member, you get a 15% discount on one promotional campaign per quarter. Secure a discount code and register with Groover. Our partner has more details for you on,...
Groover
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Public broadcast
Are my sound files uploaded in the GEMA Soundfile Upload also available to SoundAware for the monitoring of ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio? Yes, all soundfiles uploaded in the GEMA Soundfile Upload...
Public broadcast
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Help centre
What does it cost to use music in public?
It depends how the music is used, whether live, in the background, on sound recordings or on the internet.Whether many or few people are listening. In order to take this into consideration, there...
What does it cost to use music in public?
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Monitoring
User manual Soundfile Link Soundfile Upload in Online Portal Link A sound file consists of: The audio file of a musical work Metadata about the work and the recording (work title, work number,...
Monitoring
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Help centre
I want to upload music content, for example background music, to my homepage. What do I need to consider?
If you upload music onto your own website, our tariff VR-OD 10 for online uses on a small scale is applicable. You can register the use [SJ1] under this tariff in our Online Portal. As a general...
I want to upload music content, for example background music, to my homepage. What do I need to consider?
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Gigmit
Home Music creators GEMAplus Gigmit Gigmit was founded to simplify concert booking substantially. The global booking platform for live music brings together as many as 200,000 music creators and...
Gigmit
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Benefits of a GEMA Membership
Home Music creators Become a member Benefits of a GEMA Membership Insurance and workshops We offer insurances and workshops tailored for you as a member. Everyone, whether music creator or music...
Benefits of a GEMA Membership
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AI and music: GEMA calls for music creators to share in AI providers‘ revenues and presents first licensing model
GEMA presented a licensing model for AI providers at the Reeperbahn Festival 2024. The German Society for Musical Performing Rights and Mechanical Reproduction Rights aims to give music creators a...
AI and music: GEMA calls for music creators to share in AI providers‘ revenues and presents first licensing model
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TV advertising monitoring
Soundfile Upload in Onlineportal Link TV-advertising monitoring Do you have any further questions? Phone: +49 (0) 30 58 9999 58 (Mo - Fr: 7am - 6pm) E-mail: fingerprint@gema.de Download monitroring...
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Audio and audio-visual media
This is how distribution works in For a long time, sound carriers were the only possible way of recording, reproducing and playing back music in various locations. In the area of audio and...
Audio and audio-visual media
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About GEMA
About GEMA
*As of May 2024. All numbers are rounded. The origin of copyright For music creators and music users: Previous Next We tune and harmonise different interests As an association, GEMA represents the...
About GEMA
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Online
Video on Demand (Streaming & Download) Link Information about our online royalties distributions Payouts 2026 Payouts as of 1 January 2026 Payouts 2025 Payouts as of 1 October 2025 Payouts as of 1...
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BackstagePRO
Track the status of your release and boost your promotion Get your music heard - with MusicHub Be the first to know when your single or album is released. Use smart links to promote your music,...
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