About BONO

BONO enters into licensing agreements for the use of visual works with public, non-profit, and commercial entities. This enables publishers and other distributors, TV and film companies, museums, commercial enterprises, educational institutions, etc., to easily clear rights and thereby gain access to the use of visual works in their activities and contexts as needed.

BONO is approved as a CMO by the Patent Office (in accordance with the Norwegian Law on collective management of copyright).

BONO is part of a worldwide network of copyright management organizations (CMO’s), representing and collaborating with more than 40 organizations abroad. Together we ensure the collection and distribution of royalties to visual artists world-wide. BONO is part of a worldwide network of similar organizations

BONO is also member of the following international organizations:

EVA – European Visual Artists

An interest association for management organizations in the visual arts sector. One of EVA’s main tasks is lobbying the EU Commission and the EU Parliament. EVA’s office is located in the European House of Authors in Brussels.

CISAC – The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers

An association of management organizations across most categories of works (music, text, image). The visual management organizations in CISAC form the organization CIAGP (International Council of Graphic Arts and Plastics), which aims to work for the copyright interests of visual creators internationally.

OLA – OnLineArt

Established by the collective management organizations for visual creators in Europe and the US to simplify the process for users to obtain licenses for the use of visual works online.

Contact us:

BONO (Norwegian Visual Artists Copyright Society)
Øvre Slottsgate 2B,
0157 Oslo, NORWAY
Tel: +47 23 10 03 50
Fax: +47 23 10 03 59
E-mail: bono@bono.no