EU AND INTERNATIONAL LAW - Law
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) 20.12.1996
This international treaty was signed by the
member countries of the World Intellectual Property with the aim of developing
and strengthening the protection of the rights of performers and producers of
phonograms. Together with the Rome Convention 1961 and other EU laws, this
treaty is one of the cornerstones of performers and producers’ right in
international law. The European Union approved the Treaty by the Council Decision of 16
March 2000, which was then ratified by the EU and some EU
countries on 14 March 2009.