Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations

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The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations is a 1961 international treaty that establishes minimum standards of protection for neighboring rights related to performances, sound recordings, and broadcasts.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf copyright treaty
intellectual property treaty
international treaty
administeredBy International Labour Organization
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
adoptedAt Rome
adoptedInCountry Italy
adoptedOn 1961-10-26
allowsReservationsOn certain rights of broadcasting organisations
alsoKnownAs Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
areaOfLaw copyright law
intellectual property law
cameIntoForceOn 1964-05-18
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
language English
French
Spanish
minimumTermOfProtectionForBroadcasts 20 years
minimumTermOfProtectionForPerformances 20 years
minimumTermOfProtectionForPhonograms 20 years
openForSignatureTo member states of the United Nations
members of specialized agencies of the United Nations
placeOfConclusion Rome
protectsAgainst unauthorized broadcasting of performances
unauthorized fixation of performances
unauthorized rebroadcasting of broadcasts
unauthorized reproduction of phonograms
providesProtectionFor broadcasts
live aural performances
phonograms
relatedTo Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
TRIPS Agreement
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
requiresNationalTreatmentFor broadcasting organisations
performers
producers of phonograms
scope international
setsMinimumStandardsFor protection of broadcasting organisations
protection of performers
protection of producers of phonograms
shortName Rome Convention
subject broadcasting organisations
neighboring rights
performers' rights
producers of phonograms
related rights
yearConcluded 1961
yearEnteredIntoForce 1964

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations ("Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations")
alsoKnownAs
WPPT
complements
WIPO-administered treaties ("Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations")
includes
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
linkedTo

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