As of June 2006, settlement vouchers for sound recording (NCB settlements) will no longer be sent out as standard. Access to the settlement vouchers will be gained by logging into TONO's web services.
In an article published on Nettavisen.no on May 30, the CEO of a company calling itself Crude Oil claims that TONO will demand NOK 144 million from the company as compensation for the company's online radio activity. Based on standard terms and conditions provided in an email, Crude Oil made its own calculation.
Producer Sindre Hotvedt has corrected and apologized to TONO that an error was made in the review of the work "Natta vi har". TONO therefore expects that the case is approaching its resolution, and that the Norwegian Folk Music and Dance Association will withdraw its hasty accusation against Helene Bøksle of violating the Copyright Act.
At TONO's annual meeting on Tuesday, May 9, a new board was elected for a 2-year term. Ragnar Bjerkreim was elected chairman of the board, taking over from Håkon Berge.
From April 1, notifications of new registered works will be sent out quarterly.
Are you one of those who performs your own works at concerts? Then you are probably familiar with the yellow reporting form pictured to the right. Now TONO members have the opportunity to report their concerts online instead.
TONO-nytt's Christmas issue is now available in PDF format. Read about the EDVARD Prize, settlement from abroad and Arild Andersen, among other things.
On December 19, TONO will be dramatically upgrading its members' pages at www.tono.no. The menu system has been greatly improved and 3 brand new services have been launched. The pages have also been made more secure by introducing encryption on all data that is sent. Below you will find an overview of what TONO's web services can offer our members.
The creators behind the group The National Bank and Ragnhild Berstad were each awarded an EDVARD prize in the categories of popular music and contemporary music.