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  BEFORE EIGHT

  Go to the discount code Home Music creators GEMAplus Partner offers BEFORE EIGHT BEFORE EIGHT Organic, transparent and efficient Redeem your discount now Get help – quickly! If you need us, our...

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  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...

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  Categories Radio

  *Please note that this is an approximate amount. The amount shown is divided among all the entitled parties involved in the work. Supplements and caps are not considered. Radio is as popular as...

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  Monitoring

  User manual Soundfile Link Soundfile Upload in Online Portal Link A sound file consists of: The audio file of a musical work Metadata about the work and the recording (work title, work number,...

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  Gigmit

  Home Music creators GEMAplus Partner offers Gigmit Gigmit was founded to simplify concert booking substantially. The global booking platform for live music brings together as many as 200,000 music...

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  Tarif VR-MT-H

  Tariff VR-MT-H category 2 - valid vom 1/1/2025 zur Vervielfältigung und Verbreitung von Werken des GEMA-Repertoires gem. dem Tarif VR-MT-H (Kategorie 1) bzw. VR-MT-H (Kategorie 2). Link So melden...

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  Benefits of a GEMA Membership

  Home Music creators Become a member Benefits of a GEMA Membership Insurance and workshops We offer insurances and workshops tailored for you as a member. Everyone, whether music creator or music...

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  What does it cost to use music in public?

  GEMA cost for public music use false false Thumbnail - Musik anmelden GEMA Preisrechner und Musikanmeldung It depends how the music is used, whether live, in the background, on sound recordings or...

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  I want to upload music content, for example background music, to my homepage. What do I need to consider?

  I would like to use background music on my website. Which tariff is applicable and how do I register the music? If you offer background music on your website, out tariff for websites VR-OD 10...

  I want to upload music content, for example background music, to my homepage. What do I need to consider?
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  TV advertising monitoring

  Soundfile Upload in Onlineportal Link TV-advertising monitoring Do you have any further questions? Phone: +49 (0) 30 58 9999 58 (Mo - Fr: 7am - 6pm) E-mail: fingerprint@gema.de Download monitroring...

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  Royalties

  Our royalty pages provide an overview of all relevant topics relating to our royalty distribution. In addition to the distribution plan and distribution dates, you will find useful information on...

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  Insurances

  20 to 50% savings on average Legal cover Protection in cases of legal disputes for your freelance, professional and personal matters Do not just protect your music but also your existence Our...

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  About the GEMA General Assembly

  The General Assembly is GEMA’s central governing body. The three-day event is not just essential for the community of solidarity of 100,000 members but also a living example for how democracy works...

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  Online

  Video on Demand (Streaming & Download) Link Information about our online royalties distributions Payouts 2026 Pyouts as of 1 July 2026 Payouts as of 1 April 2026 Payouts as of 1 January 2026...

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  Jimdo

  Link 20 % Rabatt auf deine Abo-Verlängerung 20 % Rabatt auf deine Abo-Verlängerung Als GEMA-Mitglied kannst du dir 20 % Rabatt auf die Verlängerung deines Jimdo-Abos sichern! Melde dich einfach bei...

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  Song Economy

  Kooperation 27 May 2026 Ranking: Cities of Music Link 20 August 2025 Music creators in Germany We are celebrating our 100,000th member! To mark this historic milestone, we have analysed who...

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  Masterchannel

  Masterchannel is an AI-supported platform which uses reinforcement learning for optimising the mastering process. The system does not use patterns in a dataset but learns independently what...

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  Video on Demand

  Video on Demand (VOD): a simple explanation We all know Running Up That Hill and I'll Be There for You as the theme songs from the series Stranger Things and Friends, even if not everyone knows who...

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  BackstagePRO

  Track the status of your release and boost your promotion Get your music heard - with MusicHub Be the first to know when your single or album is released. Use smart links to promote your music,...

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  Stability in turbulent times: GEMA achieves strong result in financial year 2024

  Nadine Remus Christina Zander Standard Sharing Image für News lorenzo-colombini-pressebild-c-sebastian-linder-square-300px “We have a solid financial foundation. Despite inflation-related...

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  Repertoire

  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...

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  Statutory remuneration rights

  Supplementary distribution from collections for statutory remuneration rights As the name indicates, audio-visual recordings include images and sound. DVDs and Blu-rays are two examples. As with...

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  Types of use

  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...

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  Musik & Musikvideo

  Allgemeine Informationen für Online-Anbieter Fragebogen zu einem geplanten Music-on-Demand-Angebot Bieten Sie für den Endkunden kostenfreies Streaming von Musik/Musikvideos auf Ihre Webseite oder...

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  About our Online Portal

  Step by step to the price for the music Please enter a valid video URL. The URL can point to any Facebook, Twitch, Vimeo or Youtube video. Any questions? Live-Tutorials In our live tutorials, we...

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  June

  Information about our last payouts 01.04.2022 Dear Members, We would like to inform you that the usage-based distribution of collections from media libraries (MED, MED VR) has been postponed – this...

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  Check

  Go directly to membership application Becoming a member might pay off faster than you might think – we gladly advise you without obligation. Enjoy the added value of MusicHub and our benefits...

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  October

  Our distributions as of 01.11.2023 Announcement: Postponement of the distribution for the Mixed Online Platforms divisions (GOP - supplement & assignment of synchronization rights for...

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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...

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  My setlists

  Your advantages with My setlists on the GEMA Online Portal: Submit playlists for national and international live events - paperless As a music user, you know how important it is to submit playlists...

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  April

  Regular supplementary distribution Statutory remuneration rights On 1 April 2026, you will receive a distribution for statutory remuneration rights (GVA) for the 2024 financial year. GEMA received...

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  Categories Television

  How do we distribute your royalties? At the time of the distributions dated 1 July, we informed you that the General Assembly had resolved in May of this year to establish new distribution...

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  Hörfunk

  Informationen für Hersteller von Werbespots 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...

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  Research contributors

  Information on the service (in German) Research contributors Home Music creators Online Services Research contributors GEMA offers its members access to an excerpt of the international rights...

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  Split sheet

  Alle Beteiligten korrekt erfassen Aufführungsrecht, Senderecht und Vervielfältigungsrecht Beispiel-Rich-Text Heading Example Panel Titel How to fill out the split sheet Click here for the Split...

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  Eventfilm

  „Wir lieben Film!“ Bewegte Bilder und Events sind die Leidenschaft von Event.de. Deswegen hat sich das Unternehmen vor über 10 Jahren auf diesen Branchenzweig spezialisiert. Seitdem wurden über 400...

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  Categories DK/DK VR

  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...

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  AGM 2024: Songwriting Camp

  Ein Highlight im Zusatzprogramm 2024 Impressions from the membership party Panel on songwriting essentials c. Manuel Vescoli 1 / 3 Impressions from the songwriting camp c. Manuel Vescoli 2 / 3...

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  Engagement

  THE SUPERVISORY BOARD Many shoulders carry the first violin Go to the Supervisory Board It is an honourable office which members of the Supervisory Board of the largest collective management...

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  International Use

  Information we need from you International Music Use (A), International Mechanical Right (A VR) Did you register your works on time and they have been used but you have not received any royalties,...

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