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Here you can find information on GVL’s current plans for the distributions in the coming months.

With effect from 01/08/2019, the Bundesverband Schauspiel e.V. (Federal Acting Association, short: BFFS) has become the third associate of the German Neighbouring Rights’ Management Organisation (GVL).

GVL has, together with its governing bodies, decided to replace the “budget for newly released sound recordings without relevant broadcast use” due to its disproportionately high distribution costs. Claims from public performance will, in future, be covered by the “direct distribution public performance”.

GVL collected approx. € 230m based on neighbouring rights for artists, producers and event organisers

Members can now find practically a complete inventory of feature films and series which have been broadcast for the first time in 2016 and 2017 on TV channels that are analysed by GVL on www.meine.gvl.de.

Regarding the final distribution 2014, GVL kindly asks all members to submit their contributions with regards to usage year 2014 registrations by the end of June 2019.

Our former GVL Board member, Martin Böttcher, died on 19 April 2019 at the age of 91.

The EU Parliament has voted in favour of the EU Copyright Law reform on 26 March 2019 and thus paved the way for a modern copyright where both users and creators benefit from fair regulations. GVL, the German Neighbouring Rights Society, welcomes this decision.

GVL is going to launch further pay-outs in the coming weeks. We envisage the following timelines for 2019: