Undetermined or untraceable rightsholders

 Untraceable performers

If revenues cannot be distributed because the rightsholders are unknown to GVL or cannot be contacted, GVL as a collective management organisation is obliged to publish specific details pursuant to Section 29 (3) of the Verwertungsgesellschaftengesetz (VGG, Collecting Societies' Act).

We hereby make available:

  • Information regarding rightsholders who moved to an unknown address and can not be located
  • Information regarding deceased rightsholders where no legal successor could be determined 
  • Information regarding rightsholders whose data is incomplete

In case you can provide details regarding rightsholders in the above list(s) please e-mail us at: kuenstlervertrag@gvl.de

When doing so, please be sure to specify which of the lists your information relates to (see type and date at the very top inside each list).

 

Untraceable producers

If revenues cannot be distributed because the rightsholders are unknown to GVL or cannot be contacted, GVL as a collective management organisation is obliged to publish specific details pursuant to Section 29 (3) of the Verwertungsgesellschaftengesetz (VGG, Collecting Societies' Act).

We hereby make available:

  • Information regarding rightsholders who can not be located
  • Information regarding deceased rightsholders where no legal successor could be determined

In case you can provide details regarding rightsholders in the above list(s) please e-mail us at: label@gvl.de

When doing so, please be sure to specify which of the lists your information relates to (see type and date at the very top inside each list).