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Create music
Audio and Visual Recordings
As the name indicates, audio-visual recordings include images and sound. DVDs and Blu-rays are two examples. As with audio recordings, GEMA receives royalties for the reproduction and dissemination...
Audio and Visual Recordings
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About GEMA
Radiokulturpreis
Eine Fachjury – der Hörfunkausschuss, der aus Mitgliedern des Aufsichtsrats und des Werkausschusses besteht – ermittelt einerseits anhand der zehn GEMA Kulturfaktoren die Preisträger. Andererseits...
Radiokulturpreis
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Help centre
Which price calculator do I use for music on audio recordings?
If you want to record music on (audio) recordings such as vinyl or CD, please use our price calculator in the Online Portal. The same applies for media products with mixed content such as cinema...
Which price calculator do I use for music on audio recordings?
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Help centre
Are individual events covered by my contract?
As a rule, individual events are not covered by permanent contracts. Two examples: You have a contract for background music in your restaurant. Now, you are holding an evening with cabaret. You...
Are individual events covered by my contract?
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News
Starke Vereine, starkes Thüringen: Neuer GEMA Pauschalvertrag sichert finanzielle Entlastung bis 2027
Mit dem Inkrafttreten eines neu aufgelegten Pauschalvertrags zwischen dem Freistaat Thüringen und der GEMA werden Thüringer Vereine auch im Jahr 2025 spürbar entlastet. Der neue Vertrag gilt ab dem...
Starke Vereine, starkes Thüringen: Neuer GEMA Pauschalvertrag sichert finanzielle Entlastung bis 2027
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Stability in turbulent times: GEMA achieves strong result in financial year 2024
Economic stability, efficient operations and cultural responsibility: In a globally tense environment, GEMA achieved a compelling financial result in 2024. Total revenue rose to around EUR 1.33...
Stability in turbulent times: GEMA achieves strong result in financial year 2024
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Help centre
Which form do I use for my music notification?
You cannot submit notifications relating to most GEMA tariffs for events and background music; instead, you can do this via the price calculator in our Online Portal. It’s really simple and you...
Which form do I use for my music notification?
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Help centre
GEMA and GEZ – is that not the same?
No, GEZ, which has been renamed into “ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice”, is a non-incorporated shared institution, jointly run by the public service state broadcasting companies, the Zweite...
GEMA and GEZ – is that not the same?
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Create music
Distribution dates, periods, deadlines
Registration period for new works and changes to existing works 1 month after the end of month of use 31.01.2025 only for WEB, WEB VR Good to know The distributions in radio, tv and film refer to...
Distribution dates, periods, deadlines
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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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News
Audoo Partners with GEMA for World-First Music Impact Study
Music technology company Audoo partnered with GEMA, the German performing rights society, on its Music Impact Study as part of the PROs multi-faceted research quantifying the commercial value of...
Audoo Partners with GEMA for World-First Music Impact Study
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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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Authors meet European policymakers in Brussels to call for urgent action on AI and streaming
GEMA joined other European authors at the European Parliament yesterday to discuss issues that are severely impacting the creative sector. false Standard Sharing Image für News The event, called...
Authors meet European policymakers in Brussels to call for urgent action on AI and streaming
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Peermusic extends with ICE
Peermusic and ICE today announce that they have signed a multi-year renewal of their partnership for the ICE Core online representation of the peermusic repertoire. false Peer&ICE_2023...
Peermusic extends with ICE
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CISAC Annual Report 2024 highlights its work programme on behalf of CMOs worldwide
CISAC published its 2024 Annual Report, giving a comprehensive overview of its work programme on behalf of collective management organisations and the millions of creators they represent worldwide....
CISAC Annual Report 2024 highlights its work programme on behalf of CMOs worldwide
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Help centre
What do the individual status details in the ‘approval’ status mean? Why does the status not change?
Incomplete: The soundfile was uploaded but not all required details have been entered. (Mandatory details such as title, author, work number, details on commissioned music have not been entered and...
What do the individual status details in the ‘approval’ status mean? Why does the status not change?
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Help centre
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?
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Help centre
Do I have to acquire a GEMA licence (event, CD, online) when I play my own works?
Yes, when you conclude a Deed of Assignment, you fully assign the exploitation rights to GEMA. As a consequence, you must always acquire a GEMA licence, even if you are a music user yourself. This...
Do I have to acquire a GEMA licence (event, CD, online) when I play my own works?
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Help centre
Where do I find a tariff overview?
You can use our price calculator to find out the price of a tariff quickly and easily. A complete overview of all tariffs with all details can be found under our tariff overview. In the left...
Where do I find a tariff overview?
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News
Landesregierung schafft Entlastung für ehrenamtliche Vereine – GEMA Pauschalvertrag erfolgreich abgeschlossen
Mit der Unterzeichnung eines Pauschalvertrages mit der GEMA in der vergangenen Woche stärkt die Thüringer Landesregierung das ehrenamtliche Engagement im Freistaat und entlastet Thüringer Vereine...
Landesregierung schafft Entlastung für ehrenamtliche Vereine – GEMA Pauschalvertrag erfolgreich abgeschlossen
