TONO, the Norweigan performing rights society, has decided to reduce the fees it charges for all online music download sales. TONO managing director Cato Strøm:
"These measures have been taken in an effort to help Phonofile which is the sole legal outlet for on-line sales of Norwegian music. We realise that we cannot compete with internet piracy - this more a contribution to a process that will make legal on-line music sales more appealing. We expect Phonofile to reduce their prices accordingly, and for the future we hope that musiconline.no's price level can match Apple's iTunes services which operates at a rate of app. NOK 7 per audio file."