He says that this aspect will assume even more importance in the multimedia and digital age. To reflect its membership, GEMA's management board is made up of six composers, five publishers and four lyricists. Board membership is now open to the music publishing arms of record companies and to publishers with headquarters outside the European Union. German royalty rates are set by the Copyright Administration Act. GEMA's main sources of revenue are its performance rights, mechanical rights and broadcasting rights collections.
Distributions are very high as a proportion of revenue.