Anyone who creates intellectual property in the form of music or lyrics to music can become a member of TONO and register their songs/musical works with us. As an author, you are free to use all legal tools in your creative process, including tools that use artificial intelligence (AI). Below we have described TONO's guidelines for registering […]
ISRC is the recording's identification number and stands for International Standard Recording Code. Each individual recording of a musical work must be assigned a unique ISRC, and the code is used to identify the master rights to a recorded song, i.e. the rights that Gramo manages. Gramo can issue ISRC codes for your recordings. You can read more about this on the Gramo website: https://hjelp.gramo.no/nb/articles/3641720-alt-om-isrc […]
Yes, TONO has special rules for copyright for personal yoik in TONO's administration. Copyright protects everyone who creates musical works and other intellectual works, and is the basis for TONO's activities. The right is enshrined in law in Norway through the Copyright Act, but is also protected through a number of international agreements, conventions and regulations. Whoever creates an intellectual work owns it fully and completely. […]
Music used in a video production can be credited in the credits. It must then contain the following information: Title of musical work Names of songwriters Record company Music publisher
TONO does not manage recording rights and therefore does not have any accurate information regarding this. However, this information should be available in streaming services such as Spotify and iTunes: Right-click on the song you want information about and then click on "Show credits".
Recording rights refer to ownership of a specific recording of a work. The terms master rights and master owner are also sometimes used. The recording is often owned by those who have financed it. This is usually a record company, an artist or a band. If you record music that you have written yourself, either with your own equipment, or rent a […]
Adding music to a moving image or still image requires a separate license. Such a combination of sound and image is called a synchronization. Examples of this could be a vlog or a video clip with music, a concert recording or a video report. When your music is used in a synchronization, you as the author/rights holder are entitled to a fair remuneration […]
Copyright protects everyone who creates musical works and other intellectual property, and is the basis for TONO's activities. The right is enshrined in Norwegian law through the Copyright Act, but is also protected through a number of international agreements, conventions and regulations. Copyright can be divided into two categories: Economic rights and moral rights. Economic rights ensure that you, as the creator, are entitled to a fair remuneration when […]
TONO has a general agreement with the Norwegian Theatre and Orchestra Association (NTO), which covers performances of newly written and existing music for theatre productions under the direction of NTO members. The agreement between NTO and TONO covers the right to perform and the right to remuneration for the performance of the works managed by TONO. From 1 January 2020, the provision that 50 […]
No, in principle you do not need to submit documentation for the works that are being notified. TONO has a random sampling scheme where a selection of works is routinely selected, and where a request is sent to submit documentation for the selected works. This scheme has been established to ensure that notified works have the height of the work according to […]