All public performances of protected music require a license from TONO. This also includes newspapers that create online video productions. 150 Norwegian newspapers have now received a request from TONO.
/ 03/05/2016 / codexThe Copyright Act §2 states that authors have exclusive rights to their musical works, and that public performance of the works requires the author's permission. In Norway, such permission to use protected music is granted through a license from TONO for a fee.
– More and more Norwegian media houses are creating online video reports. It is an exciting development from a media perspective that we also welcome at TONO. Our message to Norwegian newspapers is that the correct use of good music adds an extra dimension to journalistic storytelling, and that we are more than happy to grant the license required to be able to use music for their readers, says Stig Sætre, consultant in TONO's Online & Media department.
TONO's administration is continuously working on outreach and sales activities towards the market, whether it concerns concert organizers, hairdressers, bloggers, media houses or others who wish to use TONO's repertoire. The repertoire consists of the musical works of more than 27,500 Norwegian TONO members as well as the works of approximately 3 million authors abroad. TONO has now approached approximately 150 Norwegian newspapers regarding their online editions.
– Just like TONO members, journalists and online newspapers also make a living from copyrighted material. We therefore expect to meet with an understanding that it is not only important to use music, but that the newspapers must enter into a TONO agreement that ensures that those who create and own their music are paid fair compensation when the music is used, says Sætre.
If you, who are reading this, work for a newspaper that wants to use the world repertoire in your video reports, please contact TONO v/Stig Sætre at stig.saetre@tono.no or phone 22 05 72 40.
