This message is only relevant for you if you participated in sound recordings with one-time payment (buy-out contract) in the years 1963 to 1971

the protection period for sound recordings released from 1963 onwards has been legally extended from 50 to 70 years. Artists are entitled to a share in the sales revenues of such recordings.  

If you have not yet registered these titles in my.gvl, please do so by 31.01.2024.

In 2013, the German Copyright Act extended the protection for sound recordings produced from 1963 onwards from 50 to 70 years.

Artists who were compensated at that time by a one-time payment (buy-out contract) for their participation in the recording are to receive an economic share of the proceeds from sales or digital uses such as streaming or downloading by the producers of sound carriers during the extended protection period. This remuneration is paid via GVL. 

As announced, the GVL forwards royalties from abroad to its rights holders this quarter.

In this distribution round, royalties will be paid out from France, the Netherlands, Austria and Great Britain, among others. In total, the GVL will pay more than 4 million Euros to its artists and producers. The basis for this payout is the repertoire and participation reports on the GVL's online portals.

The recently concluded representation agreement for audiovisual productions with the Swiss SWISSPERFORM also leads to distributions to actors and dubbing actors for the first time.

As usual, you can find your payment notifications (AZM) in your my.gvl account: Log in at mygvl.de with your access data. Click on "My Account" in the menu under "Service", then on "Payouts". Under "Remuneration" your detailed report will be filed accordingly in the next two weeks. In principle, heirs will receive their payout notification by post.

In one week's time, the 16th Reeperbahn Festival will once again open its doors to all music and culture enthusiasts for four days in the heart of Hamburg, making it the hub of the international music scene for this period. It is the industry event of the year - and of course we will be there live again!

Producers can check out your individual distribution results and payout notifications and statements on label.gvl.

Update 27.09.21: The application portal has been closed early because the funds have already been exhausted due to the number of applications.

As early as at the end of August, i.e. in much less than four weeks after the launch of the application period, GVL managed to pay out the first scholarships to creatives. With the scholarship programme NEUSTART KULTUR, GVL and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM), Monika Grütters, are reviving the creative and culture industries.