GEMA

German rights society
Organization copyright_collective Q481497
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GEMA

Summary

GEMA is a copyright collective[1]. GEMA draws 303 Wikipedia views per month (copyright_collective category, ranking #4 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • GEMA was a member of European Movement Germany[3].
  • GEMA was a member of Confédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs[4].
  • GEMA was a member of German Music Council[5].
  • GEMA was a member of GESAC[6].
  • GEMA is in the country of Germany[7].
  • GEMA is in the country of German Reich[8].
  • GEMA's instance of is recorded as copyright collective[9].
  • GEMA's instance of is recorded as pressure group[10].
  • GEMA's instance of is recorded as trade union federation[11].
  • GEMA's instance of is recorded as organization[12].
  • GEMA's item operated is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[13].
  • GEMA's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[14].
  • GEMA's Commons category is recorded as GEMA[15].
  • GEMA's industry is recorded as creative industries[16].
  • GEMA comprises Radiokulturpreis[17].
  • September 28, 1933 marks the founding of GEMA[18].
  • GEMA's official website is recorded as https://www.gema.de/[19].
  • GEMA's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte'}[20].
  • GEMA's legal form is recorded as commercial society[21].
  • GEMA's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GEMA'}[22].
  • GEMA's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'GEMA'}[23].
  • GEMA's owner of is recorded as GEMA Repertoire[24].
  • GEMA's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+84861'}[25].
  • GEMA's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+98105'}[26].
  • GEMA's operating area is recorded as Germany[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Rights Society[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1933-09-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 50ce279e-ba41-4e82-a4b2-85ed2e926f58[31]

Body

Founding

September 28, 1933 marks the founding of GEMA[18].

Identity

GEMA's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte'}[20]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'GEMA'}[22] and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'GEMA'}[23].

Operations

GEMA's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin[14].

Industry

GEMA's industry is recorded as creative industries[16].

Why It Matters

GEMA draws 303 Wikipedia views per month (copyright_collective category, ranking #4 of 22).[2] GEMA has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] GEMA is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . dpma.de. Retrieved . dpma.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . musikrat.de. Retrieved . musikrat.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . gema.de. Retrieved . gema.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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