GEMA membership application for music publishers

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Three steps to GEMA membership – Membership application for music publishers

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Salutation

Title

First name

Last name

Phone/mobile

E-mail

What is the best time to get hold of you during the week?

AMPM

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Information about the music publisher

Does another organisation or society already deal with your music rights?

e.g. AKM, SUISA, SACEM, PRS, ASCAP

NoYes

Name of the collective management organisation

Complete publisher name

Publisher name continued

Date of foundation

Legal form of the company

StreetP.O. Box

P.O. Box

Post code

Town/City

Country

Registered office

Street

Number

Post code

Town/City

Country

Area code

Telephone

Area code

Mobile

E-mail

Details of the owner/ managing director/ associate/shareholder

Account information and tax details

Account information for the payment of your credit items

Bank account

Are you the account holder?

Name (Account holder)

IBAN

Account number

BIC

ABA routing number

Bank name

Country

Name * (real name/publisher name/company)

First name

Street

Number

Post code

Town/City

Country

poss. membership number

Tax residence of the publisher

Are you liable to pay VAT?

YesNo

Please enter either your VAT ID or tax number.

VAT ID

Please enter your VAT ID (DEXXXXXXXXX) and take care not to provide your personal ID number (TIN).

VAT ID

Tax number

Please enter your tax number and take care not to provide your personal ID number (TIN).

Tax number (Part 1)

Tax number (Part 2)

Tax number (Part 3)

Tax rate

General tax rate % of revenue

Reduced tax rate % of revenue

File upload

Please add the following documents to the membership application:

A copy of a valid publishing agreement where the participation of the publisher in the pay-outs of GEMA is agreed pursuant to the provisions of the GEMA distribution plan.

File size: max. 5MB | Valid formats: ZIP, PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF | Delete all files

The membership fee of €100,– per year plus a one-off admission fee of €180,– excl. VAT must be paid upon conclusion of the contract. The following membership fees are offset against your royalties at the end of each year.

I agree that GEMA may pass on my contact details (name, address, e-mail, telephone number) to other members, collecting societies or collective management organisations, users, producers or music associations for the purpose of making contact and mediation mediating (e.g. in case of enquiries regarding arrangements, musical settings or productions). Consent can be revoked at any time and without reason for the future (Art. 7 para. 3 DS-GVO). The revocation can be declared to GEMA by post, e-mail, fax or telephone.

I herewith confirm that I have taken note of the contents of the data protection declaration.

I hereby confirm that I have taken note of the contents of the General Information on the Application for Music Publisher Membership.

By sending the application I confirm the correctness and completeness of my details.

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Because we value music

Because we value music

Because we value music

Earn money each time your repertoire is played.

Manage your music and royalties online with ease.

Get the most out of workshops and insurance.