Gramo

Gramo is the joint collection society in Norway for musicians, performing artists and phonogram producers. Gramo manages and administers the right of performers and producers to receive remuneration when recorded music is played on the airways or in other public arenas. Gramo collects remuneration from radio stations, cafes, hotels, shops and other users of recorded music in public arenas, and distributes these to all who participated in the recordings. In addition to its 14,000 members, Gramo also represents all other rights holders who have participated in recordings that are protected under the Copyright Act. Gramo was established as an Association on 7th June 1989 as a result of Section 45b of the Copyright Act that afforded performing artists and producers the right to receive remuneration from the use of their recordings. From and including 1.1.90 the said right encompassed use in broadcasting on the airways and from 1.7.2001 this was extended to include other public use (in cafes, shops, hotels and so forth).