Gramo is approved by the Ministry of Culture as a collection and distribution organization under the Copyright Act § 21 for public performance and broadcasting to the public of sound recordings. The approval does not apply to the retransmission of broadcast sound recordings or to sound recordings transmitted in such a way that the individual can choose the time and place of access to the sound recording.

For public performance and broadcasting to the public of sound recordings that are not protected under the Copyright Act § 21, the law on fees for public performance of performing artists' works, etc., applies. The Ministry of Culture and Equality has decided that Gramo is to collect the fee on behalf of the Fund for Performing Artists (FFUK). This fee is calculated according to § 4 in the regulation on the management of the Fund for Performing Artists and on the determination of the fee for public performance of sound recordings that are not protected under the Copyright Act.

Gramo is registered with the Norwegian Industrial Property Office as a collective management organization according to the law on collective management of copyright etc., §§ 2 first paragraph and 3 letter a and 52.