Record a song 🎤 🎹
Primarily you have to contribute musically (performer) or financially (producer) to a recording. The song can be your own or someone elses.
The song must be played on the radio, in stores, cafes, gyms, or similar. 📻 🎵
This is the basis for getting money from Gramo.
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In addition, you should know the following:
You will be paid up to three years after the music has been played
If your music is not already registered with Gramo when played, no problem! If you register your song with us today, you will be paid money for up to three years after it was played.
You must have earned at least NOK 300
To be paid money, you must have earned more than NOK 300 since the last payment.
You will receive payment no earlier than the year after the music has been played on the radio
If your music has been played this year, you will be paid for it no earlier than next year.
The song must be protected - and what does that mean?
To recieve money from Gramo, the song must be protected.
Under Norwegian law, a song is protected when:
A Norwegian performer participates in the song - or it is released by a Norwegian company
An EU / EEA performer participates in the song - or it is released by a company from the EU / EEA area
The song was released by a company from a Rome convention country. 92 countries have signed the Rome Convention .
The United States is a country where a lot of music is played and created, but this country has not signed the Rome Convention.
The period a work is covered by copyright protection
A sound recording is protected for 70 years after it was first published or made public, in accordance with Section 21 of the Norwegian Copyright Act.
The 70-year term of protection applies to all sound recordings made after January 1, 1963, as covered by the provision.
Sound recordings made before January 1, 1963, have entered the public domain, meaning they are no longer protected by copyright.
Deduction
Public authorities, for example Statens Innkrevingssentral, can order Gramo to make deduction of your Gramo money. The relevant authority must inform you of this in advance.