Laws & Licenses

To earn money with music - the dream of many. But you don't always have to be on stage.

Working as a freelancer requires a high degree of self-organisation and knowledge outside the actual work. Issues such as accounting, invoicing, contracts and taxes are often underestimated.

While it has become easier and easier to be a fully independent musician, the process of creating, recording, releasing and promoting your music (whether as singles or albums) can still be daunting

From GEMA-membership and royalty payments, to sampling-based production or being sampled by others, to the costs of access to music – being an artist means to be involved in the system of copyright

Voraussichtlich zu Ende März steht die Entscheidung zur Reform des Urheberrechts auf EU Ebene an.

Der Abend gibt einen Überblick des Systems der musikbezogenen Rechteverwertung in Deutschland, mit den beiden Verwertungsgesellschaften GEMA und GVL.

This evening on sound branding will start with the award ceremony for the Music Pool Berlin sound logo.

Language GERMAN!