Among other things, the year-end accounts and the 2023 transparency report were received and adopted at the meeting. In addition, the Associates' and Delegates' Assembly supplemented the list of channels to be evaluated in the 2023 distribution plans.
Detlev Tiemann, Chairman of the Associates' and Delegates' Assembly, explains:
Guido Evers and Dr. Tilo Gerlach, Managing Directors of GVL, look back on a successful year: “GVL achieved very good results in 2023 - not only in monetary terms, but also in terms of the continuous development of its services. We have launched a number of projects that serve the future viability of our IT system world and contribute to the strategic positioning of our organization."
This distribution relates to sound recording productions in the years 1963-1971 whose term of protection was extended from 50 to 70 years. In this distribution, contributions from the years 1968 to 1971 are remunerated the first time.
As provided by law, GVL passes on 20% of the sales income from 2019 to 2022 to the contributing musicians who do not receive any licence payments.
The European elections are in a fortnight' time. At a time when fundamental democratic values in Germany and Europe are coming under increasing pressure, it is more important than ever to send out a strong signal against hatred and populism. Art and music can only be free in democratic societies. Just as creativity cannot exist without a plurality of voices, our society also thrives on diversity and the harmony of different lifestyles and cultures.
Dear beneficiaries,
we are happy to inform you that you can now also find the productions in the artist portal that were first broadcast in 2023 on the channels evaluated by GVL.
All media types - sound recordings, films and series, broadcast stage productions, radio music productions, radio spoken word productions and video clips - can now be found via the product search, so that you can report your contributions.
In total, GVL will pay out an additional € 18.4m to performers and their legal successors as part of these subsequent distributions.
Information on our distributions, the 2024 distribution plan and a link to frequently asked questions can be found on our homepage under Distributions & distribution plans for performers.
Where can I find information about my remuneration?
On 10 and 11 April 2024, the collecting societies for neighbouring rights in the DACH region met in Berlin. GVL hosted the event and warmly welcomed colleagues from Swissperform in Zurich and LSG in Vienna.
The agenda of the annual event included a general exchange of experiences as well as the presentation of best practices and current technical and legal issues. Discussions also focussed on opportunities for closer cooperation.
As of today, GVL will complete the payouts for the subsequent distributions sound recordings 2020 to 2022 to its rights holders. The individual distribution results as well as the corresponding payout notifications for additional remuneration are available on the label.gvl portal with immediate effect.
A total of around EUR 3.4 million will be distributed this time, around half of which will come from our two neighbouring countries Austria and Switzerland. Further payments will be forwarded for usages in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, and the USA, among others.
