Additional forms of rights exploitation
If recordings protected under related rights legislation are used, GVL issues a licence in accordance with statutory provisions. Apart from the major exploitation areas already mentioned there are further areas which we have listed below.
Cable retransmission
Cable retransmission shall mean the retransmission of a programme via cable systems or microwave systems. The so-called "Munich Group" manages the collection on behalf of GVL; they are an association of collective management organisations licensing the relevant rights.
Music use in private film productions
In the case of producing non-commercial or private films, a fee must be paid for the use of productions protected by related rights.
Background music on websites
If you want to use sound recordings as background music on your website, you can purchase the relevant licence from GVL. Here you find all necessary information regarding this license and its correspondent tariff.
Documents background music on websites commercial
Documents background music on websites non-commercial
Pursuant to section 79a of the UrhG (German Copyright Act)
If performing artists have contributed to a sound recording first published in 1963 or after, the producers of sound recordings shall pay 20% from the relevant proceeds arising from reproduction, distribution and making available under certain conditions.
