Today, the Supreme Court's appeals committee announced that the case between TONO and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra will be heard in the Supreme Court. “The case is about ensuring the composers and lyricists a fair remuneration, and we look forward to the Supreme Court hearing the case in its full scope,” says Willy Martinsen, communications director at TONO.
/ 22/12/2022 / Willy MartinsenToday, the Supreme Court's appeals committee announced that the case between TONO and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra will be heard in the Supreme Court. “The case is about ensuring the composers and lyricists a fair remuneration, and we look forward to the Supreme Court hearing the case in its full scope,” says Willy Martinsen, communications director at TONO.
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The Supreme Court's appeals committee announced today that the case between the Oslo Philharmonic and TONO will be heard in the Supreme Court. TONO submitted its appeal to the Supreme Court on October 20 after TONO lost in the Borgarting Court of Appeal on September 19.
– The case between TONO and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra primarily concerns how the remuneration of composers and lyricists should be calculated for concert organizers who mainly have their income from public subsidies. The case raises fundamental questions related to the understanding of the law on collective management of copyright. We now look forward to the hearing in the Supreme Court, so that the legal situation in the area can be clarified, says TONO's communications director, Willy Martinsen.
Central to the case is the question of whether public subsidies should be taken into account when calculating the remuneration from the Oslo Philharmonic, which TONO believes is necessary in order to ensure that the payment to composers and lyricists is reasonable. The reason is that the Oslo Philharmonic's income mainly comes from public subsidies.
It has not been announced when the case will be heard.
Supreme Court announcement can be read at domstolk.no.
About TONO:
TONO was founded in 1928 and is a non-profit cooperative owned and managed by authors (composers and lyricists) and music publishers, and on their behalf manages the economic copyrights to the music they have created. TONO grants permission for the use of protected music, for example on radio, TV, the internet, concerts and cinemas for a fee, and transfers its financial results each year to the rights holders of music that has been played publicly. TONO has more than 38,000 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 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.
For more information:
Willy Martinsen, Communications Director at TONO, mobile 909 65 254, willy.martinsen (a) tono.no