Case of succession - what to do?
Related rights also form part of deceased performers’ estates. Many heirs choose GVL for the management of such rights – and for a good reason. Below you will find a step-by-step instruction in the case of a sucession.
Case of succession - step by step to payment
Report the case of succession
- Copy of the certificate of inheritance and/or a certified will
- Copy of the death certificate
- Copy of your ID card or passport
- Your bank details
If there is more than one heir (community of heirs), an authorised representative has to be named. Please use the following form:
Rights representation agreement
With that, you automatically register for our online portal meine.gvl. You can find an online version of the representation agreement here:
Report contributions
Only with this information can we determine your entitlement to remuneration. To do this, search for the relevant productions in our database and provide information on the type of your contribution. Please note: As we often only receive broadcast reports from the broadcasters with a delay, you will sometimes only find your productions in meine.gvl a few months after they were first broadcast. We recommend that you report your contributions as soon as possible, because a partial amount will be paid out to you in the first three years.
Payment
If your productions were used in the broadcast channels we evaluate, you will receive remuneration.