Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte
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Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA) (Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights) is a performance rights organization
from Germany
. It is the only such institution in Germany and a member of BIEM and CISAC
. Harald Heker
is the Chief Executive Officer.
GEMA represents some 60,000 composers, authors and music publishers and the rights of more than a million copyright owners internationally whose works are used in Germany. GEMA collected 850 million euros in copyright fees in 2008.
Music videos for major label artists on YouTube
have been unavailable in Germany since the end of March 2009 as GEMA sought to raise its fee charged to Youtube to 12 euro cents per streamed video. This would mean monthly payments to GEMA of nearly 700,000 US dollars, a fee a Youtube spokesman described as "prohibitive." The issue is set to be taken up by a California court.
In Germany, case law has established the so-called , a presumption that works are managed by GEMA due to its monopoly position. As such, in Germany the burden of proof is on the accused infringer that the work is not managed by GEMA.
Performance rights organisation
Performance rights organizations provide intermediary functions, particularly royalty collection, between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works publicly such as shopping and dining venues. Legal consumer purchase of works, such as buying CDs from a music store, confer...
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is the only such institution in Germany and a member of BIEM and CISAC
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs
Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d´Auteurs et Compositeurs , founded in 1926, is a performance rights organisation, which coordinates the protection of its member creators' rights.As of June 2010, CISAC numbers 229 authors’ societies from 121 countries and indirectly represents more than...
. Harald Heker
Harald Heker
Harald Heker is the Chief Executive Officer of Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte , the leading German performance rights organization based in Berlin and Munich. He has served as CEO since 2006.Born in Essen, Heker studied law at the University of...
is the Chief Executive Officer.
GEMA represents some 60,000 composers, authors and music publishers and the rights of more than a million copyright owners internationally whose works are used in Germany. GEMA collected 850 million euros in copyright fees in 2008.
Music videos for major label artists on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
have been unavailable in Germany since the end of March 2009 as GEMA sought to raise its fee charged to Youtube to 12 euro cents per streamed video. This would mean monthly payments to GEMA of nearly 700,000 US dollars, a fee a Youtube spokesman described as "prohibitive." The issue is set to be taken up by a California court.
In Germany, case law has established the so-called , a presumption that works are managed by GEMA due to its monopoly position. As such, in Germany the burden of proof is on the accused infringer that the work is not managed by GEMA.
External links
- http://www.gema.de (German)