For productions intended for internal viewing, TONO licenses both the synchronisation and performance rights. Please note that if recorded music is used in such productions, the recording rights must be cleared with the rights owners. See Recording Rights for further details.
No. TONO has agreements with both Facebook and YouTube that cover this kind of use. It is important to note that this applies to private individuals, not organisations, companies, choirs,...
Open in new tabGeo-blocking means you can choose to allow your video production to be viewed only in certain territories, such as the Nordic region. Limiting the territory in which a video may...
Open in new tabPrivate Facebook groups, even closed groups, are by definition online use. In other words, the same rules apply as to all other types of online use. In this type of...
Open in new tabIf you are livestreaming a concert, you do not need to get a synchronisation licence from TONO. In connection with the simultaneous and unedited streaming of a concert (with no...
Open in new tabNCB licenses TV productions, TV drama shows (broadcast in the Nordic region), documentaries without cinema distribution and short films without cinema distribution, created by professional audio-visual producers. NCB also licenses...
Open in new tabFor such productions, TONO licenses both the synchronisation and performance rights. Please note that if recorded music is used in such productions, the recording rights must be cleared with the...
Open in new tabFor productions intended for internal viewing, TONO licenses both the synchronisation and performance rights. Please note that if recorded music is used in such productions, the recording rights must be...
Open in new tabFor video productions presenting the work of a non-profit organisation, the recording rights must be cleared with the record company and the synchronisation rights with the music publisher, while the...
Open in new tabFor video productions presenting your company, the recording rights must be cleared with the record company and synchronisation rights with the music publisher, while the performance rights must be cleared...
Open in new tabFor those video productions featuring musical works, whose object is to promote a product or service (whether commercial or non-commercial) in order to boost sales, the recording rights must be...
Open in new tabMusic used in a video production can be credited in the final credits. The following information must be included: The name of the musical work. The names of the originators....
Open in new tabThe TONO agreement gives customers complete liberty to play what they want – radio, streaming services, TV, CDs, etc. If you are thinking of purchasing a streaming subscription for companies,...
Open in new tabNo. When you take out a private subscription with a streaming service, you accept a number of terms and conditions. All the major streaming services state that their service is...
Open in new tabTONO does not charge a fee on its own account. Instead, TONO collects what music users owe to the music’s creators for the use of their intellectual property. By means...
Open in new tabYes. The law states that it is the person or entity that makes the music available for public consumption who must have permission to use it – and therefore pay...
Open in new tabYes, the performer’s fee never covers the consideration due to the songwriter, which must be paid through TONO. The performer is paid to perform, but the organiser also makes use...
Open in new tabThe artist’s fee does not cover the consideration payable to the songwriters, who subsequently receive their rightful due from TONO. The performer and songwriter have two separate roles, two different...
Open in new tabThe person or entity responsible for the musical performance must obtain TONO’s permission in advance and pay the appropriate consideration. This applies to the performance of both Norwegian and non-Norwegian...
Open in new tabBy “recording rights”, we mean ownership of a specific recording of a work. Sometimes, the terms “master rights” or “master owner” are also used. The recording is often owned by...
Open in new tabAll public use of music, whether recorded or performed live, requires an agreement with TONO. If you use recorded music, such as CDs, streaming, radio or TV broadcasts, you also...
Open in new tabTONO and Gramo manage different music-related rights. TONO represents composers, lyricists, songwriters and music publishers, and manages the economic rights associated with their work. By work, we mean the actual...
Open in new tabTONO is a cooperative society that manages the rights of composers, lyricists, songwriters and music publishers worldwide. We license the public use of music on behalf of rights holders, and...
Open in new tabCopyright protects everyone who creates works of music and other intellectual property, and is the foundation for TONO’s activities. In Norway, copyright is established in law via the Copyright Act....
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