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  Mitglieder & Werke

  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...

  Mitglieder & Werke
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  Pay Day 1.7.

  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...

  Pay Day 1.7.
• Help centre

  How do I notify GEMA that the work in question is subject to a combined term of protection?

  During the notification process for a new work, you are asked whether music and lyrics were created together. You answer this question with yes if several creators were involved in this joint music...

  How do I notify GEMA that the work in question is subject to a combined term of protection?

• Terms of use – GEMA Online Portal

  Allgemeine Bedingungen für die Meldung von Musikträger-Produkten über das Onlineportal der GEMA Stand: 01.01.2025 I. Allgemeiner Teil § 1 Gegenstand der Allgemeinen Bedingungen Die Allgemeinen...

  Terms of use – GEMA Online Portal

• Aufsichtsrat

  Alexander Zuckowski More Information Close Alexander Zuckowski Mitglied der GEMA seit 1996, ordentliches Mitglied seit 2009 Funktionen innerhalb der GEMA Stellvertretendes Mitglied des...

  Aufsichtsrat
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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?
• Help centre

  What are the minimum details for the notification of a film or a series?

  Original title of the film / the series Production country Production year Producer incl. contact details Primary exploitation Musical works used: Title Music duration Rightsholder (author, or...

  What are the minimum details for the notification of a film or a series?
• Help centre

  How high are the GEMA fees for the retail trade?

  For just a small monthly fee, you can play music which creates a pleasant atmosphere in your retail shop and which is going to be appreciated by your customers and staff alike. The level of GEMA...

  How high are the GEMA fees for the retail trade?
• Help centre

  Does GEMA also grant the synchronisation rights for advertising on UGC platforms?

  No. The decision whether your music may be used for advertising purposes always remains with you as the creator or publisher holding the rights. As a rightsholder, you can therefore take individual...

  Does GEMA also grant the synchronisation rights for advertising on UGC platforms?
• News

  Pay Day 1.6.

  Show all months Close Concerts per month 2024 Alle Bundesländer ansehen Close Overline Heading Example paragraph is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point...

  Pay Day 1.6.
• Help centre

  Who are the GEMA members?

  Our members are composers, lyricists and music publishers (and the legal successors of these groups). Music creators like them have launched the first German collective management organisation over...

  Who are the GEMA members?
• News

  Income 2015-2024

  Vielleicht sind Lieder mit deutschen Texten irgendwann ganz verschwunden. Was auf den ersten Blick übertrieben klingt, ist nicht weit hergeholt. Denn wenn man den Zeitraum von 2013 bis 2024...

  Income 2015-2024
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  Fair remuneration demanded: GEMA files lawsuit against Suno Inc.

  GEMA is taking legal action against Suno Inc., an American provider of AI-generated audio content. It is accusing the company of processing protected recordings of world-famous songs from GEMA's...

  Fair remuneration demanded: GEMA files lawsuit against Suno Inc.
• News

  Pay Days

  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...

  Pay Days
• 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?
• Help centre

  How do we register a spa concert with GEMA and what do we have to take into account?

  If you are in charge of a health spa or a sanatorium, you register your spa concerts via the price calculator in our GEMA Online Portal. It’s very easy and is done as follows: Determine the price...

  How do we register a spa concert with GEMA and what do we have to take into account?
• Help centre

  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
• Help centre

  Wie kann ich den Preis für Musik im Internet berechnen?

  Wenn Sie Musik im Internet nutzen möchten, können Sie im Onlineportal den Preis berechnen und die Musik gleich anmelden. Beispiele für eine Online-Nutzung sind Webradio, Podcast, Website, Portale,...

  Wie kann ich den Preis für Musik im Internet berechnen?
• Help centre

  Which genres are supported preferentially?

  There are no preferred genres. We contact promoters from the most diverse music genres. false false No preferred genres at GEMA showcases There are no preferred genres. We contact organisers from...

  Which genres are supported preferentially?
• Help centre

  Which are the most important usage categories?

  Film performance rights and film synchronisation rights (to a limited extent) Statutory remuneration rights such as what is known as hardware levy and blank media levy (blank tape remuneration)...

  Which are the most important usage categories?
• Help centre

  Which are the most important usage categories?

  Film performance rights and film synchronisation rights (to a limited extent) Statutory remuneration rights such as what is known as hardware levy and blank media levy (blank tape remuneration)...

  Which are the most important usage categories?
• Help centre

  What happens to the used works where it has not been possible to allocate them to their creators?

  Used works which cannot be allocated to any music creators, are documented by us in detail and saved onto so-called inquiry lists. The online service Identify usages helps you to search...

  What happens to the used works where it has not been possible to allocate them to their creators?
• Help centre

  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?
• About GEMA

  Musikmanagement

  „Teamwork bedeutet für mich, ein respektvoller Umgang mit meinen Kolleginnen und Kollegen, dass ich und sie mir immer Fragen stellen zu können und wir dann an gemeinsamen Lösungen arbeiten.“ read...

  Musikmanagement
• Help centre

  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?
• 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?
• 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?
• About GEMA

  Fred Jay Preis 2023

  Impressions from the award ceremony Award winner Judith Holofernes and laudator Francesco Wilking c. Manuel Vescoli 1 / 10 Member of the jury Johannes Oerding on the Red Carpet c. Manuel Vescoli 2...

  Fred Jay Preis 2023
• News

  Europe’s first AI policy lawsuit: Munich Regional Court hears oral proceedings in legal action brought by GEMA against OpenAI

  2025-09-29 14:27 Today’s oral proceedings in the court case brought by GEMA against AI service provider OpenAI before the Munich Regional Court have attracted huge interest. The lawsuit is Europe’s...

  Europe’s first AI policy lawsuit: Munich Regional Court hears oral proceedings in legal action brought by GEMA against OpenAI
• Help centre

  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?
• Help centre

  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?
• Help centre

  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)?

  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)?
• 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)?
• 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?
• 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?
• Help centre

  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?
• Help centre

  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?
• Help centre

  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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