The German GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte) and the Bundesvereinigung der Musikveranstalter e.V. (BVMV) want to further negotiate the tariff reform for the event sector announced for April 1, 2013.
The interim agreement stipulates, among other things, that the rates in the event sector, which are the subject of the negotiations, will be adjusted upwards by 5 percent. This affects events with live or recorded music, in discotheques, music pubs and variety venues as well as at city festivals.
The tariff for clubs and discotheques will be increased by a further 10 percent from April 1. As announced, the so-called laptop surcharge will be replaced by a new tariff or an adjustment to the VR-Ö tariff from April 1.
GEMA represents the copyrights of more than 65,000 members (composers, lyricists and music publishers) in Germany as well as over two million rights holders from all over the world. It is one of the world's largest authors' societies for musical works.
