• Products & Processes, Strategy & Transformation

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  Products & Processes, Strategy & Transformation
• Help centre

  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

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

  false false 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...

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

  How high are the GEMA fees for the retail trade?

  false false 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...

  How high are the GEMA fees for the retail trade?
• 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?
• About GEMA

  Fred Jay Preis 2024

  Home About GEMA Services Auszeichnungen Fred Jay Preis Fred Jay Preis 2024 Eindrücke von der Preisverleihung Joy Denalane und Max Herre mit Laudatorin Jasmin Tabatabai (mitte) c. Manuel Vescoli 1 /...

  Fred Jay Preis 2024
• About GEMA

  ICE: International Copyright Enterprise

  ICE International Copyright Enterprise Pressemitteilung 28. August 2019: ICE knackt die Milliarde bei Ausschüttungen ICE-Dokumentationsprojekt der GEMA Über ICE ICE Services bietet seit 2016...

  ICE: International Copyright Enterprise
• News

  Konzerte in Deutschland 2023

  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...

  Konzerte in Deutschland 2023

• Legal

  „Ich habe das Glück bei der GEMA eine sinnstiftende Tätigkeit gefunden zu haben, die unseren Mitgliedern dient und den Schutz geistigen Eigentums bewirkt. Diese Aufgabe entspricht meinen...

  Legal

• Arbeitsbereiche

  Corporate Services Mitdenken. Struktur geben. Ermöglichen. Mit deinem Know-how sorgst du für effektives Zusammenspiel und stärkst die GEMA von innen heraus. Link Du erhältst sofort eine...

  Arbeitsbereiche
• Help centre

  Are individual events covered by my contract?

  Individual events are, in general, not covered by permanent licences. The following case studies illustrate this. GEMA contract and individual events As a rule, individual events are not covered by...

  Are individual events covered by my contract?
• News

  Fair remuneration demanded: GEMA files lawsuit against Suno Inc.

  Soundfiles, leadsheets and FAQ GEMA filed a lawsuit against OpenAI with the Munich Regional Court back in November 2024. It accuses the company of reproducing protected song lyrics by GEMA members...

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

  Which genres are supported preferentially?

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

  Which genres are supported preferentially?
• 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

  Wie kann ich den Preis für Musik im Internet berechnen?

  false 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,...

  Wie kann ich den Preis für Musik im Internet berechnen?
• About GEMA

  Stellenangebote

  Auszubildende zum Kaufmann/Kauffrau für Büromanagement (m/w/d) Standort Hamburg Link Debitorenbuchhalter (m/w/d) mit Key-User-Funktion Link Praktikum für Studierende der Musikwissenschaft Link...

  Stellenangebote
• News

  Two-factor authentication

  Twice the security for your sensitive data Password reset on 1 March Please note: On 1 March 2023 we will deactivate the existing passwords of all users who have not logged in to the Online Portal...

  Two-factor authentication
• Help centre

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

  Used works - not possible to allocate them to creators Used works which cannot be allocated to any music creators, are documented by GEMA and kept on inquiry lists. Find out more. Used works which...

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

  Types of use at GEMA Find out about the most important types of use such as film presentation rights, synchronisation rights, performing rights, broadcasting rights etc. false false Film...

  Which are the most important usage categories?
• Help centre

  How can I reach GEMA if I have any questions?

  How to reach GEMA in case of questions false false 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...

  How can I reach GEMA if I have any questions?
• 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?
• 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?

  false false 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...

  What is a setlist?
• 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

  Why is the contract bound to a location or venue?

  false false 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...

  Why is the contract bound to a location or venue?
• News

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

  GEMA regards the use of its repertoire by artificial intelligence (AI) as an opportunity for new approaches to writing music. The association already offers a fair solution for making the most of...

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

  Top Thema: KI in der Musik

  15. Mai 2024 Konferenz „Music Biz 2024“ in Nashville Panel „Copyright and AI“ u. a. mit Thomas Theune (Direktor Sendung/Online bei der GEMA) Link top Thema 9. Mai 2024 ThePioneer Tech Briefing...

  Top Thema: KI in der Musik
• 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

  When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?

  Submitting a setlist as a GEMA member? false false Thumbnail-Setlist einreichen MN Setlists einreichen im GEMA Onlineportal Whenever we receive a setlist we find out which musical pieces were...

  When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?
• Help centre

  When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?

  When to submit a setlist to GEMA Setlists for concerts, festivals and events with live musicians promote a fair allocation of royalties. Find out more here. Setlists einreichen im GEMA...

  When do I need to submit a setlist (playlist)?
• 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

  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

  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?

• Corporate Services

  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 organize...

  Corporate Services
• News

  Edith Jeske: Grußworte von Weggefährten

  Grußwort von Dagmar Schönleber Link Grußwort Michael Krebs Link Edith Jeske – ein bewegender Abschied Zum virtuos Artikel Grußwort Katha Rosa Link Grußwort von Carsten Thiele Link Grußwort Robert...

  Edith Jeske: Grußworte von Weggefährten
• Help centre

  What advantages do I get from the GEMA Online Portal?

  false false GEMA Onlineportal für Musiknutzende: Alle Funktionen im Überblick Thumbnail - für Musiknutzende By using our Online Portal, you can notify us of events or background music submit...

  What advantages do I get from the GEMA Online Portal?
• Help centre

  What is a soundfile?

  false false 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,...

  What is a soundfile?
• Help centre

  What is a licence for an event?

  "License" is a legal term meaning "permission" or "authorization." Let’s assume that you notify us of an event which takes place once, e.g. a concert, a party, an opening ceremony or a vernissage....

  What is a licence for an event?
• Help centre

  When I declare my work, why do you ask me whether the work is in the public domain (free of copyright)?

  If you notify us of your own works which you created alone, please always answer this question with ‘no’. To be in the public domain means that the author(s) of the original work which is now...

  When I declare my work, why do you ask me whether the work is in the public domain (free of copyright)?
• Help centre

  Which rights do I assign to GEMA with the Deed of Assignment?

  false false 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...

  Which rights do I assign to GEMA with the Deed of Assignment?
• News

  Europe’s first landmark ruling on AI: GEMA prevails against OpenAI

  Kathrin Greven Nadine Remus false Standard Sharing Image für News 2025-11-11 12:33 Today, in a court case which has attracted global interest brought by GEMA against U.S. provider of AI services...

  Europe’s first landmark ruling on AI: GEMA prevails against OpenAI
• Help centre

  How do I register a film or a series?

  You can register your film or series easily and conveniently in the Online Portal using the AV registration online service. The service offers you two options for registration: Registration via the...

  How do I register a film or a series?
• Help centre

  GEMA and GEZ – is that not the same?

  No, GEZ, which has been renamed into “ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice”, is a non-incorporated shared institution, jointly run by the public service state broadcasting companies, the Zweite...

  GEMA and GEZ – is that not the same?
• Help centre

  Ich habe 2024 keine Veranstaltung mit Livemusik durchgeführt. Wieso bekomme ich jetzt eine Rechnung?

  Laut unseren Informationen wurde bei den ausgewiesenen Veranstaltungen Livemusik gespielt. Dafür hatten Sie bereits eine Lizenz bzw. Lizenzen nach den Tarifen für Livemusik von uns erhalten. Da Sie...

  Ich habe 2024 keine Veranstaltung mit Livemusik durchgeführt. Wieso bekomme ich jetzt eine Rechnung?
• Help centre

  Does copyright apply in the case of cover versions?

  Yes. That is why the necessary rights must be acquired for the use of a cover version. In most cases this is done via us, GEMA. A cover is a new recording of an existing musical work, possibly also...

  Does copyright apply in the case of cover versions?

• Compliance

  Hinweisgeberportal Hinweisgebende können sich jederzeit über unser Hinweisgeberportal melden. Dort können Hinweise auch anonym abgeben werden. Gleichzeitig ist es für uns sehr hilfreich, wenn...

  Compliance
• Help centre

  What are the deadlines for my claims?

  It depends on each usage category how long you have time to submit a claim. We have listed the sectors with the relevant deadlines for you. What is the deadline for submitting a claim as a GEMA...

  What are the deadlines for my claims?
• Help centre

  Where do I find my membership number?

  Where do I find my GEMA membership number? Each GEMA member has a membership number. You can find it in your Deed of Assignment - or in the Online Portal. false false Each GEMA member has a...

  Where do I find my membership number?

• Legal notice

  Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA) GEMA has its headquarters in Berlin: Head Office Berlin Postal address: GEMA, PO Box 30 12 40, 10722 Berlin...

  Legal notice

• GEMA Digital

  Die GEMA Kulturförderung Online ist komplett digitalisiert: Mitglieder stellen den Antrag im Onlineportal, die Jury entscheidet auf diesem Weg über Einreichungen, Antragsteller/-innen erhalten...

  GEMA Digital
• Help centre

  I have requested a change to my contract. Why did I receive a notice of termination of the contract?

  My contract was terminated No problem! A partial change to your old contract is not possible. This is why we cancel it and issue a new one. More on this right here. false false We can put your...

  I have requested a change to my contract. Why did I receive a notice of termination of the contract?
• Help centre

  What is the so-called GEMA Foundation?

  Our foundation is a recognised benevolent and charitable public foundation governed by civil law. Apart from our activities as a representative of the interests of music creators, we also carry out...

  What is the so-called GEMA Foundation?
• Help centre

  How does GEMA membership come about?

  How a GEMA membership comes into being false false Once you have completed the admission procedure, membership is achieved by concluding a so-called Deed of Assignment. By signing the latter,...

  How does GEMA membership come about?
• Help centre

  Was ist Licensr?

  Licensr ist eine Self-Service-Plattform von ICE, um Musik für Online-Musikdienste lizenzieren zu lassen. Allerdings können Sie mit Licensr auch nur den Preis berechnen und später eine Lizenz...

  Was ist Licensr?
• Help centre

  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?
• Help centre

  What does a GEMA membership cost?

  false false There is a one-off admission fee to become a member. Creators pay €90.00 (plus 19% VAT; a total of €107.10), and music publishers pay €180.00 (plus 19% VAT; a total of €214.20). If...

  What does a GEMA membership cost?

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