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  • News

    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
  • 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?
  • Create music

    Category M

    Nowadays music is played in many public places – ranging from bars, cafés and restaurants to hair salons, supermarkets and retail shops. Even in waiting rooms, there is often background music...

    Category M
  • Create music

    Church

    Music is a central element in church services and during prayers because it moves “from heart to heart” – this at least was Beethoven’s wish for his Missa Solemnis. Music creates communion and is...

    Church

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Create music
Find out how to become a member, register works, receive royalties and much more.
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Use music
How to notify music, industry information, why you pay GEMA and much more. 
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News
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The most frequently asked questions in our Help Center

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...
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How do I know which tariff is the right one?

You have two options to determine this:You can either use our various price calculators. Or you go to our overview page tariff overview... 

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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. ...
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