Bruton signs Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

A significant step forward in strenghtening the rights of performers has been taken today, as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD signed the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances.
He signed on behalf of the EU and Ireland at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) headquarters in Geneva.

Under the Beijing Treaty, the rights of performers such as singers, musicians, actors and dancers in an audiovisual work will be strengthened in the online and offline environment and, when their performances are used, to be fairly remunerated.

The main benefit of the new Treaty will be to ensure that this level of protection is recognised at international level and that European performers enjoy rights, and are fairly remunerated, when audiovisual works containing their performances are exploited in third countries and vice versa. 



At the signing, the Minister said: “I am delighted to sign the Beijing Treaty on behalf of the EU. It is a significant step forward in granting performers international protection for their works when included in audiovisual form and performed internationally among contracting States to the Treaty. Most importantly, it will assist performers to get paid when their works are used in this way”.