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Two components - one goal: Music creators shall receive fair shares through effective AI licensing

In September 2024, GEMA became the first collecting society worldwide to introduce a licensing model for generative artificial intelligence (AI). The goal of this model is to ensure that music...

Study: Music streaming in Germany

Music streaming in Germany 5. Billion-Euro-market Music streaming is a billion-Euro-market. More than 2 billion Euros are expected to be generated by the involved market players in Germany in 2022....

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Dragqueens: Lip Sync for your life, girl!

Woher der Begriff Drag stammt, ist umstritten. Eine Legende besagt, „Drag“ stamme aus dem 16. Jahrhundert und sei die Abkürzung für „dressed as a girl“. Weil zu dieser Zeit an manchen Orten Frauen...

How can I report music uses?

a) Event Concert Theatre performance Festival Party/celebration/dance/balls Disco Carnival Processions/street parades Mass Self-made copies Film presentation/slide show etc. Sports event Spoken...

GEMA joins Friends and Supporters of IMPF

GEMA joins the ‘Friends and Supporters’ network of the Independent Music Publishers International Forum (IMPF). The forum represents the interests of independent music publishers worldwide. false...

I want to upload replayed songs (covers) online, for example on YouTube, Instagram or my website. Do I need a licence?

If you offer music for streaming or downloading on your website, our tariff VR-OD 10 (II.2.b.2 licensing package Music on Demand Streaming resp. II.2.b.2 licensing package Music on Demand Download)...

Information events

The membership party, during which the Fred Jay Award will be presented, takes place on 14 May 2024 from 7.00 pm in the bcc Berlin Congress Center, Alexanderstraße 11 in Berlin. If you want to...

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How can I add details to sound recordings for my work?

Information can only be added to sound recordings by GEMA members who are direct participants in the works, and/or by their legal successors or authorised representatives. The easiest way to add...

Music on Instagram: This is allowed

Reels, stories, videos: Music is omnipresent on Instagram. Using music on Instagram for non-commercial purposes has just become easier for private individuals such as yourself - thanks to an...

Do I have to report GEMA free music?

Yes, you also have to report to us if you use music in the public domain, or GEMA free music. It is only on the basis of your notification that we can check your played titles. In the case of...

Details of our online services

My portal access permissions Go to the portal permissions My portal permissions Go to my portal permissions Sound file upload Go to the upload Keep an eye on your finances. The service My financial...

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...

Which categories are paid out? Which belong to performing rights, broadcasting rights and mechanical rights?

These categories belong to the performing rights: International income distribution (sister organisations) A AR Concerts of serious music of all types (E) Serious music direct accounting (net...

Global creators’ royalties up 7.6% to new high of EUR13.1 billion in 2023

Global royalties for authors reached a new record high in 2023. This is shown in the new Global Collections Report published by CISAC today. This development was driven by the digital and live...

About the online portal

This is how we protect your data Access your data at any time Whether it’s about changing your bank details, e-mail address or tax details: The Online Portal is the place where you can manage your...

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...

SXSW 2023: GEMA presents showcases and sessions on an international stage

GEMA is hosting two initiatives at the annual international music festival South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX, which runs from March 10 to 19, 2023. With its digital distribution subsidiary,...

Do I need an authorisation for third parties to access the online portal?

parties to access the online portal? Yes, you do. Only an authorisation entitles another person (spouse/life partner, manager, tax adviser, employee of a publisher, or others) to use the online...

GEMA free music

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...

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...

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...

Financial year 2022: GEMA stronger than ever with a record financial result

Despite the challenging situation in society and the economy as a whole, music collecting society GEMA achieved its best result ever in 2022. Its total revenues for the financial year were EUR...

Gibt es Einschränkungen beim Reklamieren?

In unserem Onlineportal haben Sie die Möglichkeit, schnell und unkompliziert zu reklamieren, wenn Ihre Werke in einer falschen Sparte, mit falschen Anteilen oder mit einer fehlerhaften Bewertung...

Cultural Subsidy for the Online Sector

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General Assembly

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 part of formal writing, used to...

When does music become royalty-free?

70 years after the death of a creator the music becomes royalty-free or enters the “public domain” (another expression used). Until then, copyright lies with the heirs. Even if the musical work is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Categories UD/U

Important dates and deadlines for you Declare works in time: All works should be registered to GEMA at the latest upon release, preferably using our online work registration service. Please bear in...

Soundplate

Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers answers to your questions – it is quick and easy to use and accessible to you 24/7 – and there are no waiting times. Go to the help centre...

SubmitHub

To the link SubmitHub connects performers with curators Get help – quickly! If you need us, our help centre offers answers to your questions – it is quick and easy to use and accessible to you 24/7...

Events

Unser kundenprogramm GEMA Zugabe Wer muss GEMA Gebühren zahlen? Your payment goes directly to creators All about how to register events Those who earn their living composing music, writing lyrics...