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WPPT

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Treaty · WIPO

Intellectual property rights
Why it matters

What this does to artists

The international floor for performers' and producers' rights, and the source of the performers' rights provisions inserted into the Copyright Act 1987. It is the basis for a performer's economic and moral rights in a fixed performance.

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What to read first

Section numbers read out of the AGC text itself

topicArticle 5 - Moral rights of performers
topicArticle 6 - Economic rights in unfixed performances
topicArticle 15 - Right to remuneration for broadcasting and communication to the public
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Source of record · www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/wppt/

Who this reaches
MusicPerforming arts
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