Online Portal replaces GEMA Download
General
Of course you can opt to receive the new detailed statements by post. However, this service is very expensive (€1 per page) because the scope of the statements is expanded quite considerably as a result of the “euros per individual use” change. We therefore recommend using the Online Portal.
Once requested, the files will remain in My downloads for ten days. Following this, they can be generated again via “My royalties” (the data will remain available for ten years).
You can send us an e-mail: mitgliederservice@gema.de. Please enter the subject in your e-mail: Replacement "GEMA Download". Thank you!
We have compiled a user guide for you. In this guide you will find comprehensive information and instructions on the My Royalties service and the detailed statements. In addition, our video tutorial can give you a good initial overview of our service.
GEMA Download
We provided distribution files in GEMA Download (GDOWN) for the final time on the 1 April 2024 payment date. We discontinued the GEMA Download service on 17 May 2024.
From now on, distribution files will be accessible only via the Online Portal.
Files are automatically made available to the relevant member under My downloads. The GDOWN files will be made available in the Online Portal for the last time for 1st of January 2025 distribution date.
Download file → right-click on the file → click on "7Zip" → click on "Unzip file here"
(Also applies to Mac users)
This will vary: The TXT, TAB and PDF formats were available in GDOWN for distribution dates up to and including 1 April 2024, now they are discontinued.
We will continue to offer the GDF and CSV formats in the Online Portal for all distribution dates up to and including 1 January 2025.
The old formats from GEMA Download are available in My Downloads for up to 90 days after the distribution date.
- Old format GDF and CSV (distribution dates until including 1 January 2025)
- CSV (detailed statements, compact statement, summary sheet)
- PDF (based on the detailed statements)
- CRD (only for sister organisations)
Formats
No – there are new formats (CSV, PDF) in the Online Portal. The structure of the content is also changing because amounts and uses are now being combined in a single file. This is why we refer to the new formats as “detailed statements”. They have been available in the Online Portal now since the distributions dated 1 June 2023.
The combined detailed statements are available retrospectively in the Online Portal in the new detailed-statement formats, CSV and PDF, dating back to and including 2018.
No – the CSV and PDF formats are available to you.
This document provides you with an overview of all the amounts distributed to you on a given distribution date. The summary sheet contains the total amounts of royalties distributed to you per category or supplement, plus the interested-party role and the type of royalties (special account/main account).* It is a supplement to the detailed statements, giving you an opportunity to monitor your distribution amounts for a given date at a glance, across all categories.
You can find the summary sheet in the “My royalties” service, in CSV format. It is made available automatically for every distribution date for which you receive royalties. The corresponding file can be requested in the same way as the detailed statements, then downloaded in the “My downloads” area.
*Please note: the overview does not yet include the amounts from the usage of music in church services as well as a few supplements, though we do plan to integrate these too. For the moment, distribution amounts for these categories can still be found in your account statement.
More information you can find in our user guide, page 7.
The compact statement is a stripped-down summary of the most important information and details concerning the distribution(s) you received on a given distribution date. Unlike the detailed statements, the information relating to every category is included in a single file and can be downloaded with just one click.
We developed this service to optimise our data processing, with the emphasis on information of relevance in respect of any potential further use. You can find the compact statement in the “My royalties” service, in CSV format. It is made available automatically for every distribution date for which you receive royalties. The corresponding file can be requested in the same way as the detailed statements, then downloaded in the “My downloads” area.
More information you can find in our user guide, page 8.
