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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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Where do I find specific information on industry sectors, business communities and associations?
Under industry sectors & more (only in German), we have compiled infos for the groups mentioned earlier. If you run a catering trade, hotel, fitness studio, or have a cultural business, carnival...
Where do I find specific information on industry sectors, business communities and associations?
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Toni Berardi: „In manchen Titeln steckt buchstäblich die DNA des Songs schon drin.“
Toni Berardi ist ein mit Gold und Platin ausgezeichneter Songwriter und Produzent. Er schrieb und schreibt Songs für Acts wie Santiano, Ben Zucker, Söhne Mannheims oder Culture Beat. Außerdem macht...
Toni Berardi: „In manchen Titeln steckt buchstäblich die DNA des Songs schon drin.“
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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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Heute im Podcast Hitsingle: Karo Schrader
Karolina Schrader zählt zu den renommiertesten Songwriterinnen Deutschlands. Mit ihren Songs stürmen Musikerinnen und Musiker wie Loredana, Nina Chuba, Wincent Weiss, FiNCH, Marteria oder Zoe Wees...
Heute im Podcast Hitsingle: Karo Schrader
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What is a setlist?
A setlist (also track list) is a pre-determined order of songs which are played at a live music event. If you are performing on stage yourself, you will know how important the setlist is for the...
What is a setlist?
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Do I have to report anything afterwards?
Please always submit event notifications with specific dates such as place, date, attendance (where applicable), etc. In the case of specific event types, e.g. concerts, we also need you to submit...
Do I have to report anything afterwards?
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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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Jen Bender über 20 Jahre Grossstadtgeflüster
Ihre Musik, eine Art Elektropunk, nimmt so gut wie keine Rücksicht auf Bänder, Gelenke oder Knochen. Grossstadtgeflüster (Jen Bender, Raphael Schalz, Chriz Falk) komponieren und schreiben Texte für...
Jen Bender über 20 Jahre Grossstadtgeflüster
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How do I know whether a song is protected by copyright?
In general, you must assume that music is protected by copyright. The only requirement is that a musical work has been created. Such a creation exists if the level of creation required by copyright...
How do I know whether a song is protected by copyright?
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When is a public event free of charge from a GEMA perspective? Do I need to notify GEMA if my event is free of charge?
Even if no entrance fee is charged, most events still require the payment of licence fees. The key factor is whether the music use (event) is considered to be public. There are, however,...
When is a public event free of charge from a GEMA perspective? Do I need to notify GEMA if my event is free of charge?
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ela. über den ESC, die Bedeutung des Wettbewerbs für Songwriter und ihren Anti-Kriegs-Hit
Musik ist der Kraftstoff für diese Power-Frau: Die Sängerin und Songwriterin Elzbieta „ela.“ Steinmetz schreibt für sich und für Stars nahezu aller populären Genres, wie Helene Fischer, Adel Tawil,...
ela. über den ESC, die Bedeutung des Wettbewerbs für Songwriter und ihren Anti-Kriegs-Hit
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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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Why should I switch to the GEMA third-party liability insurance?
A third-party liability insurance is only sensible and useful if all professional activities exercised are included in the insurance policy / certificate. The GEMA third-party liability insurance...
Why should I switch to the GEMA third-party liability insurance?
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GEMA contacts for customer complaints
null GEMA contacts for customer complaints If you are a music user or a GEMA customer, you can find out here who to contact: for events, background music, sound recordings/carriers and internet.
GEMA contacts for customer complaints
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What is the GEMA presumption?
We are the only collective management organisation for musical copyrights in Germany. As such, we manage the rights to tens of thousands of musical works from Germany and abroad. This is also...
What is the GEMA presumption?
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Why do I have to confirm during the work declaration process that my work was not created exclusively by AI?
Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) allows you to “produce” music in just seconds and distribute it to the masses with a single mouse click. To prevent damage to the musical and cultural...
Why do I have to confirm during the work declaration process that my work was not created exclusively by AI?
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What are royalties in the music business?
If your works are used, you, the creator or publisher, will receive payments; they are also known as royalties. In order to receive such royalties, you assign the exploitation rights for your...
What are royalties in the music business?
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GEMA CEO Tobias Holzmüller once again named one of Billboard magazine's “In-ternational Power Players” for 2025
For the second year in a row, GEMA CEO Dr. Tobias Holzmüller has been named one of Billboard magazine's “International Power Players.” Each year, Billboard honors 100 outstanding leaders who have...
GEMA CEO Tobias Holzmüller once again named one of Billboard magazine's “In-ternational Power Players” for 2025
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Michael Klimas & Giuseppe Porrello (Söhne Mannheims) über Inspiration, Songwriting auf dem Hausboot
Seit über 28 Jahren sind die SÖHNE MANNHEIMS eine der erfolgreichsten Bands der deutschen Musikszene. Das multikulturelle Kollektiv mit Wurzeln in Simbabwe, Jamaika, Ghana, Ägypten, Italien, Polen,...
Michael Klimas & Giuseppe Porrello (Söhne Mannheims) über Inspiration, Songwriting auf dem Hausboot
