At the workshop "GVL has money for you", the speakers Hendrik Gerstung and Michael Möller explain GVL's activities and the basic principles of the online portal ARTSYS.GVL. After the introduction, participants have the opportunity to try ARTSYS.GVL for themselves and get answers to their questions in the subsequent discussion.

The event takes place on Friday, 07 November 2014 from 11.30 until 13.30 in the "Salon". The workshop is already fully booked, but the speakers are available for questions and answer sessions after the event.

The patron of the event, member of the German Bundestag, Christian Flisek (SPD), stressed in his opening speech that German collective management organisations are active in a well grown, well tried and well functioning legal system. "National regulations which are above the provisions of the Directive remain applicable, but a stricter German law must not lead to any competitive disadvantages. We must acknowledge this and proceed with sound judgement."

The event takes place from 14.30 to 16.15 in room 1 of the "frannz club" in the "Kulturbrauerei".

Tickets for the Most Wanted: Music #convention are sold out.

The "Spielstättenprogrammpreis Rock, Pop, Jazz 2014" is a project by the "Initiative Musik". It was awarded for the second time. The prize allocated to the awards shall support the award winners with their live music programmes and improve the conditions for the artists during their performances. This year, a total of EUR 900,000 was awarded to the winners. Just like in the previous year, the prizes were awarded at the occasion of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg.

GVL pays artists remuneration for distribution year 2013 for the first time; further payments relating to the distribution years 2010 to 2012 are also being made. Monies for artists received from abroad are not included in the course of this payout. Such bank transfers shall take place separately - some of them were made as recently as at the beginning of December. Artists receive specially marked payout information on those payments separately entitled "GVL remuneration for usage of your rights abroad".

The registration deadline for remuneration from these countries ends on 30th April 2015 (Italy) and on 31st May 2015 for Austria (Austria).