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€100 each year
As a publisher, you pay an admission fee of €214.10 (incl. VAT, net €180.00). Your annual membership fee amounts to €100.00. The first edition name is free of charge, €100.00 (plus VAT) are due per registration from the second onwards.

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The membership fee of €100.00 per year plus a one-off admission fee of €214.10 (incl. VAT, net €180.00) must be paid upon conclusion of the contract. The following memberhip fees are offset against your royalties at the end of each year.

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This is what a GEMA member­ship costs for publishers

€100 each year

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This is what a GEMA membership costs for publishers