I want to use a piece of music in a commercial. Who licenses this?

For video productions featuring musical works that promote a product or service (whether commercial or non-commercial) for promotional purposes, recording rights must be cleared with record labels, synchronization rights with music publishers, and performance rights with TONO's Online Media department.

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INPUT TO THE BILL ON AMENDMENTS TO THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACT

Introduction TONO refers to Prop. 41 LS (2025-2026) and the proposal for the implementation of the rules on text and data mining ("TDM") in the Copyright Act, sections 50 e and 50 f, and new provisions...

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WORLD CREATORS GATHER ON AI RULES

The declaration was adopted during CISAC's 100th anniversary, attended by over 450 creators, politicians and industry players from around the world. TONO was present with a delegation consisting of the Director of International Relations...

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THIS WAS ADOPTED AT TONO'S ANNUAL MEETING 2026 

On Tuesday, June 9, TONO held its annual meeting at Sentralen in Oslo, with just over 110 participants at Sentralen and around 280 participants online. Just under 200 proxies were given. Here...

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TONO's 2026 annual meeting will be held today

TONO's annual meeting will be held today, Tuesday 9 June at 5:00 PM, at Sentralen at Øvre Slottsgate 3 in Oslo. Doors open at 4:00 PM. Voting members who can attend have received an invitation...

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Two alternative directions for board composition 

TONO has not previously had board members outside these groups. The board is now proposing to open up external representation on the board. The background to the proposal is described in the annual meeting document which deals with...

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