# GEMA on AI: Output Remuneration Priority

> GEMA demands output remuneration for AI music creators to prevent revenue loss.
- Title: GEMA on AI: Output Remuneration Priority · Musically
- Summary: GEMA demands output remuneration for AI music creators to prevent revenue loss. GEMA says AI music use without licensing harms authors, needing output…
- Keywords: gema, ai music, output remuneration, suno, eu ai act, music publishing, music, business, technology, Output, Remuneration, Priority
- Source: Musically — https://musically.com/2026/11/02/gema-on-ai-the-most-important-thing-is-we-get-an-output-remuneration
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- Topics: gema, ai music, output remuneration, suno, eu ai act, music publishing, music, business, technology
## GEMA's AI Music Strategy
GEMA, a German music collecting society, is considering legal and policy actions against AI music platforms after winning an initial ruling against Suno in Germany.

> The most important thing is that we get an output remuneration for the authors and for the publishers
## Output Remuneration Need
GEMA's general counsel Dr Kai Welp states AI music use as background without licensing fees risks revenue loss for authors, requiring output-based compensation.

> The reason for that is that we believe that the real threat to authors is the substitution effect of ai
## EU AI Act Concerns
GEMA argues the EU's AI Act is insufficient for AI music licensing and lacks clarity for collecting societies in major label deals.

> the eu's ai act is really not sufficient in its current form
## Key takeaway

GEMA says AI music use without licensing harms authors, needing output payments to compensate.