Kulturtanken has entered into the agreement on behalf of county and municipal authorities throughout the DKS scheme. The agreement defines the rights and terms for the use of music that TONO manages in DKS.
/ 14/02/2023 / Willy MartinsenPhoto above: Øystein Strand from Kulturtanken and Geir Gaarder from TONO (Photo: Kristian Dugstad/TONO)
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, TONO and Kulturtanken signed an agreement that aims to regulate the right to perform the musical works that TONO manages, as well as the remuneration to be paid for this.
Kulturtanken has entered into the agreement on behalf of Den kulturellter skolesekken. The right to perform musical works only covers concerts and performances of musical works managed by TONO at other events in the DKS scheme.
– I am very pleased that we have put in place a central agreement on remuneration for music in the cultural school bag. The agreement replaces the one the counties have had with TONO, and ensures authors reasonable remuneration for the use of their intellectual property. I would like to thank TONO for its constructive and good cooperation, says Øystein Strand, director of Kulturtanken.
Kulturtanken shall report to TONO on the number of concerts and other events with music, performed repertoire, etc. through The DKS portalThe concerts shall, as a general rule, last up to 45 minutes, be without ticket revenue and are not available to the general public.
– The new agreement means that Kulturtanken has TONO's permission to perform musical works we manage at several thousand concerts and other DKS events with music, while at the same time establishing good and efficient solutions for reporting the concerts and the musical works performed. We are satisfied with the agreement, which provides good efficiency gains for both TONO and Kulturtanken, says TONO's Director of Negotiations, Geir Gaarder.
The pilot agreement is initially valid from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2023, but can also be extended. The parties agree on ongoing follow-up and evaluation during the agreement period.
About TONO:
TONO was founded in 1928 and is a non-profit cooperative owned and managed by composers, lyricists and music publishers, and which manages the economic copyrights in their musical works. TONO grants permission for the use of protected music on radio, TV, internet, concert, cinema etc. for a fee, and transfers its financial result each year to the rights holders of music that has been performed publicly. TONO has more than 39,000 members in Norway, but also works for millions of authors and music publishers from around the world. TONO gives music creators an economic basis to be able to create new music, and collects and simplifies the licensing of protected music to music users. TONO had a turnover of NOK 843,9 million in 2021
About the Cultural Idea:
Kulturtanken is a state agency for art and culture for children and young people, which takes care of the national responsibility for the Cultural School Bag (DKS).
For more information:
Willy Martinsen, Communications Director at TONO, mobile 909 65 254, willy.martinsen (a) tono.no
Agnieszka Bryn, Communications Manager at Kulturtanen, mobile 922 15,646, ajb (a) kulturtanken.no