Can you post videos with music in private groups on Facebook without licenses from record labels / TONO?

Private groups on Facebook, even if they are closed, are by definition online use. That is, just like any other type of use on the Internet. In this type of production, recording rights must be cleared with the record company, while synchronization and performance rights are cleared with TONO's Online Media department.

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Norway's fastest growing young songwriters 

The music rights organization TONO paid out 335 million kroner to Norwegian songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers in 2025. The organization gained 2320 new members last year, the vast majority of them in...

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335 MILLION NOK TO NORWEGIAN MUSIC CREATORS

Watch the video where CEO Karl Vestli and Chairman Ole Henrik Antonsen summarize 2025 and look ahead at the bottom of the text. In 2025, TONO paid out NOK 714,8 million in settlements to...

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TONO PAYS 27,5 MILLION NOK

As announced in March, the music streaming settlement was separated as a separate payment in connection with TONO's transition to a new settlement system. We also announced last week that the payment, which...

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Delayed payout from streaming services 

TONO is changing its billing system and has entered into a partnership with ICE to handle music streaming. This will provide better quality and precision, and more efficient administration when the solution is fully implemented. It...

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TONO and the Norwegian Local Radio Association agree on a new agreement

The agreement was signed on Friday, April 17, after almost two years of negotiations between the parties. – We have had good negotiations and are pleased to be able to launch a model that both...

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