GEMA Reform: Where is the Alternative for Authors Without a Mass Audience? (faz.net)

• GEMA must reform to protect smaller authors from market and AI pressures.
• Current system fails to support composers without mass appeal.
• Lack of alternative models threatens cultural diversity.

"The article critically examines the need for reform of GEMA, Germany's collective rights management organization. It argues that market forces and artificial intelligence are destroying compositional art for authors without a mass audience. Without urgent reform, the diversity of music creation is at risk."