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GVL stands in solidarity with Ukraine

We are shocked and very much concerned about Russia's attack on Ukraine. We are shocked that a war is raging again in the middle of Europe. We are concerned about our fellow humans in Ukraine - among them many creative people and their families.

Our hearts and thoughts are with the incredibly brave people who are defending our democratic values and our freedom there at the risk of their lives.

+++ Update 14 March 2022 +++

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Reminder of the reporting deadline for the distribution years 2017 and 2018 on Feb. 28, 2022

Dear beneficiaries,

We would hereby like to remind you to submit your reports for the 2017 and 2018 usage years by Feb. 28, 2022, so that we can consider them for the final distribution.

This reporting deadline does not apply to the so-called "open budgets" (e.g. individual contributions in shows, commercials, documentary formats).

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GVL pays out second instalment of the scholarship programme

In the past year, it was difficult for many creatives to earn money in their field of work due to the pandemic. The GVL scholarship in the framework of NEUSTART KULTUR amounting to EUR 5,000 served to support performers to weather this period of hardship. It is set up to be paid in two instalments across a period of four months. Up to the end of last year, about 5,500 performers received their first instalment of EUR 4,500. Now, the second instalment of EUR 500 is due to be paid out.

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Supplementary distribution made to event organisers for the years 2010 to 2014

As announced previously, we have carried out the payments of individual amounts of the supplementary distribution for the years 2010 - 2014. This supplementary distribution comprises monies that have been retroactively paid to GVL from the Zentralstelle für private Überspielungsrechte [Central Collection and Distribution Organisation for Private Copying Levies in Germany (ZPÜ)] and monies from dissolved reserves for these years. The corresponding payout notifications are made available on the portal meine.gvl.

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GVL signs representation agreements for actors with France and Argentina

Actors who have mandated GVL for the corresponding territories, will receive their prospective remuneration for the use of their rights in France and Argentina via GVL (with immediate effect). Both agreements apply retroactively from 2017.

Sandra Klammer, Head of International Affairs, on the conclusion of the agreements:

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GVL obtains temporary injunction against Sonixcast

GVL has obtained a temporary injunction under competition law regulations against the Canadian web radio provider Sonixcast from the Regional Court Hamburg. The injunction prohibits Sonixcast from creating the false impression that web radio operators in Germany can legally broadcast in Germany with a licence of the Canadian authors' society SOCAN. In fact, this licence does not cover neighbouring rights and obligations to pay licence fees which GVL usually collects on behalf of performing artists and record labels.

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GVL Board resolves unanimously to allocate grants to 16 cultural projects

GVL's ordinary Board meeting took place on 19 March 2013 in Berlin. The 24-member GVL Board represents all artists, producers of sound recordings and event organisers who had assigned their neighbouring rights to GVL. Under the chairmanship of Hartmut Karmeier, and joined by the GVL Managing Directors Dr. Tilo Gerlach and Guido Evers as well as the two Associates' representatives Gerald Mertens (German Orchestra Association (registered association)) and Prof.

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GVL increases balance for 2012 by EUR 18.6m arising from the specification of receivables

GVL announced that it succeeded in increasing its total income during financial year 2012 by EUR 18.6m to EUR 146.9m. The increase is nearly entirely due to income from the copying sector and results from a partial specification of receivables by the ZPÜ (central collection and distribution organisation for private copying levies in Germany) vis-a-vis manufacturers and importers of devices and storage media for private copies.

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GVL members elect four new Board representatives

On 14 February 2014, GVL held rights holders' assembly at the Intercontinental Hotel Berlin that it had brought forward in time. The election of Board members by the rights holders which usually takes place every three years was brought forward due to the fact that the validity of the past Board elections in 2012 was challenged by a rights holder by lodging an appeal.

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GVL modernises its branding

"We have re-evaluated and re-aligned many processes and structures in the past few years in order to be able to offer both our members and rights users solutions that are ready for the future. The migration of our distribution systems to a usage-based distribution for artists and the intensified cooperation with foreign sister societies are only two examples for the change that our collective management organisation is undergoing", explain the two Managing Directors, Guido Evers and Dr. Tilo Gerlach.

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