TONO and its sister societies Koda (Denmark), Teosto (Finland) and Stef (Iceland) are suspending distributions to the Russian collective management company RAO until Russia has ceased its hostilities against the state of Ukraine and the sanctions against Russian financial institutions are lifted.
/ 21/03/2022 / Kristian DugstadThe Nordic collective management companies Teosto, Koda, Stef and TONO have jointly decided to suspend payments to the Russian management company RAO in light of the Russian Federation's ongoing war of aggression against the state of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by the EU against, among others, Russian financial institutions.
The organizations strongly condemn the brutal Russian attack on freedom and human rights in Ukraine, and stand in solidarity with our colleagues and partners in Ukraine, who are suffering from the war started by the Russian government.
CISAC, the global umbrella organization for artists' collective management organizations, has established the "Creators for Ukraine" fund to support Ukrainian creators and war victims, where member organizations are encouraged to contribute financially. TONO's board has decided to contribute to this fund. You can read about the fund here. https://www.creatorsforukraine.org/
TONO also encourages its members to sign a petition established by CISAC. You can read the petition and sign it on this page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQOuneXKmjKKhYRRFLD3ZqwwvDfVZC0gKeZ2jjVp4UHYRFcw/viewform