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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
1) Music in public a) Event Concert Theatre performance Festival Party/celebration/dance/balls Disco Carnival Processions/street parades Mass Self-made copies Film presentation/slide show etc....
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
Just use the music use homepage. You should find the type of your music use there: Music at events, background music, music on the internet, music on sound recordings (carriers), music in films,...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
According to our information, live music was performed at the events in question. You had already received a licence or licences from us on the basis of the tariffs for live music. Since you had...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
According to our information, live music was performed at the events in question. You had already received a licence or licences from us on the basis of the tariffs for live music. Since you had...
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Page · By Julian Wächter On Apr 20, 2023 1:20 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
There is no fixed period for this in general*, but we do recommend: The earlier, the better! This way, you can clarify any unresolved issues and are on the safe side. What’s important is that you...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
Yes, you can use the price calculator to just determine the price and access the relevant information without having to submit music notifications immediately. You can cancel the process up to the...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
Yes, in that case, you might, in some circumstances, not just go ahead and use the music either. With a view to performances or other communication types, what is authoritative is the fact whether...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
You can only obtain the permission to use music in a promotional film (e.g. for TV, cinema or internet) from the rightsholders. In this area, a transfer of the synchronisation right to GEMA is not...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
You must also notify us of GEMA-free live music no later than 6 weeks after the event in title lists or setlists. The easiest way you can do this is in our Online Portal under My setlists. During...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
You can only obtain the permission to use music in a promotional film (e.g. for TV, cinema or internet) from the rightsholder/s (creators/publishers). In this area, a transfer of the...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
We granted exploitation rights based on the licence agreement we concluded with YouTube. This means that music subject to a GEMA licence may be uploaded since YouTube is paying a licence fee...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
We granted exploitation rights based on the licence agreement we concluded with YouTube. This means that music subject to a GEMA licence may be uploaded since YouTube is paying a licence fee...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
In principle, the law on copyright is always applicable. If you wish to use the intellectual property of a third party, in your case protected musical works, for a film production, you must contact...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
In principle, copyright law is always applicable. If you wish to use the intellectual property of a third party, in your case protected musical works, for a film production or a video, you must...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
If you use music permanently, such as letting a radio play at a hairdresser’s or playing back music from a CD in a retail shop. Notify us of the music use. Best to do so in our Online Portal, and...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
You can use our price calculator to find out the price of a tariff quickly and easily. A complete overview of all tariffs with all details can be found under our tariff overview. In the left...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By Julian Wächter On Apr 10, 2024 3:47 PM
We are the only collective management organisation for musical copyrights in Germany. As such, we manage the rights to tens of thousands of musical works from Germany and abroad. This is also...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
The acronym “GEMA” stands for “Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte” [Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights]. We are a...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
What is important is that you first clear the synchronisation rights with the rightsholders (creators/publishers). Third-party rights should also be cleared, e.g. with the Gesellschaft zur...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
A third-party liability insurance is only sensible and useful if all professional activities exercised are included in the insurance policy / certificate. The GEMA third-party liability insurance...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
That depends on where and how you use music. You can easily find out the right tariff: Is your query about an event, a permanent music use (e.g. In retail, the catering trade and in hotel and guest...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
The quickest thing you can do might be to help yourself. Otherwise, please do get in touch. a) Do you have questions on the price or the tariff? In that case, please use our price calculators for:...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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....
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
Composers Lyricists of lyrics set to music Music publishers Legal successors of the mentioned groups Music arrangers and arrangers or translators of lyrics set to music can also become GEMA...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
In general, you have to assume that music is protected by copyright. Only completely mundane music might, in some circumstances, not be protected. Works also become free when their terms of...
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Page · By Sebastian Pleiß On Aug 22, 2023 4:18 PM
Yes, you must notify us of your club events. Some may be surprised that clubs and associations must inform us of their music uses, however, the reason for this is simple: We, GEMA, represent the...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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 run...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
There are two ways to register the use of music on sound recordings: For many purposes, you can simply purchase the licence in our online portal. This applies, for example, to the production of...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
The film synchronisation right comes into play when musical works protected by copyright are used in an audiovisual production such as a cinema movie or a video game. Should a licensee, for example...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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)...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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)...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
Each GEMA member has a membership number. You can find it in your Deed of Assignment, for example. If you have linked your membership account with the Online Portal, you can also find your...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
There are no preferred genres. We contact promoters from the most diverse music genres.
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
Based on our experience, insurances were structured for exactly those areas that are of importance to music creators. Depending on the respective needs, they can be customised to individual...
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I have requested a change to my contract. Why did I receive a notice of termination of the contract?
Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
We can put your mind at rest: If you request a change, you receive a new contract with the desired changes. Prior to that, the old contract will be terminated. It is not possible to simply...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
The winners will be selected by the respective event promoters. If it is a showcase at GEMA (such as the Long Night of Music), the winner will be selected via an internal vote by all GEMA staff...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
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.
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
It depends on each usage category how long you have time to submit a claim. We have listed the sectors with their categories and the relevant deadlines for you. Below, you can also find a link to...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
You do not need to do anything. Your works are automatically protected by German copyright. This applies to music, score materialand song lyrics, from the very moment they are created.
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:46 PM
We offer our members exclusive partner offers that support the everyday life as well as the career of music creators: from discounts for online tools to support operational activities, ticket...
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Page · By migration migration On Sep 26, 2022 6:45 PM
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...
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