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AprApril 28, 2020 – a historic day for audiovisual performers
On the 24th of June 2012, most countries of the world unanimously adopted what, to date, remains the latest multilateral treaty advancing the protection of intellectual property. After decades of...
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JanWIPO’s Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances Set to Enter into Force with Indonesia's Ratification
Geneva, January 28, 2020 The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances gained a key 30th member, allowing entry into force of the international agreement designed ultimately to improve earning...
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OctThe WIPO Beijing Treaty: a successful road from tale to reality
Few performers in the FIA community are yet to hear of the WIPO Beijing Treaty, the new kid on the block in the international copyright framework, addressing a major gap in how performances are to be...
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AprTowards the finish line! A Call on World IP day for the ratification of the WIPO Beijing Treaty
Every year, on April 26, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property (IP) in...
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AprCelebrating creative women and calling for the ratification of the WIPO Beijing Treaty on World IP Day
Every year, on April 26, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual...
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AprThe WIPO Beijing Treaty: so near, and yet so far
After more than 20 years of stubborn lobbying and campaigning, one might have expected the ratification of the unanimously adopted WIPO Beijing Treaty on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances...
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OctThe WIPO Beijing treaty ratification: past the turning point!
The WIPO Beijing Treaty must be ratified or acceded by at least 30 countries in order to enter into force and become a binding legal instrument, setting a new international standard for the...
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JulSixteenth ratification and an ongoing worldwide campaign for the Beijing Treaty
The WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP) is a multilateral treaty acknowledging for the first time the intellectual property rights of performers with regard to their audiovisual...
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JulWIPO Beijing Treaty: one new ratification and an ongoing selfie campaign
Concluded in 2012, the WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual performances (BTAP) is an international treaty acknowledging, for the first time, the intellectual property rights of performers with regard...
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JulWIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market
Event report – 20 April 2016 - The creative content economy has seen radical change to access and business models for more than a decade. The tensions between increased access and a sustainable...
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AprGetting ready to celebrate World IP day and campaign for the Beijing Treaty on April 26
On April 26 every year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property...
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FebSAG-AFTRA Supports U.S.A. Senate Approval of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
Source: SAG-AFTRA News, February 10, 2016, 8:02pm: http://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-supports-senate-approval-beijing-treaty-audiovisual-performances Los Angeles (Feb. 10, 2016) — Today,...
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JanYour performance, your rights: A new flyer and website to raise awareness about the Beijing Treaty among performers
In 2012, the member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) met at a Diplomatic Conference in Beijing to finalise a new international treaty aiming to extend intellectual...
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JulFIA Declaration on Copyright for Performers in the Digital Age
Most people spontaneously think of authors as being “creators”. Whilst this is certainly true, fewer people tend to think of performers equally as creative artists. And yet, performers bring a very...
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JulChile and Qatar ratify the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
WIPO issued a press release today informing that the number of countries that have so far committed themselves to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP) has risen to eight, now that...
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MayUpdate: FIA Manual on WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances now available in Arabic
The Arabic version of the FIA BTAP Manual is available for download at the bottom of this page
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MayPromoting ratification of the WIPO Beijing Treaty in Asia
On April 27, our Federation attended a WIPO seminar held in Singapore to promote the ratification of the Beijing treaty among several Asian countries. After a long day dwelling on the nuts and bolts...
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AprCelebrating World IP Day and calling for ratification of the Beijing Treaty
On April 26 every year, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property (IP)...
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SepFIA Manual on WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
In 2012, the member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) met at a Diplomatic Conference in Beijing to finalise a new international treaty aiming to extend intellectual...
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AprWIPO celebrates World Intellectual Property Day, 26 April 2014
On April 26 every year, The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day in order to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property (IP) in...
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AprChina ratifies the Beijing treaty !
Concluded in 2012, the WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual performances (BTAP) is an international treaty acknowledging, for the first time, the intellectual property rights of performers with regard...
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JunFIA delegates welcome the Beijing Treaty
FIA delegates were enthusiastic and hopeful after the Treaty on audiovisual performances was eventually finalised and signed in Beijing on June 26th. Agnete Haaland, Jean Rogers, Simon Burke and...
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JunThe Beijing Treaty is born !
The Beijing Treaty is born! FIA celebrates as the Diplomatic conference adopts the long-awaited WIPO Treaty on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances On the 26th of June, the «Beijing Treaty» on...
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JunMain Committee I adopts the 20 substantive articles
The second day of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference in Beijing began with a meeting of Main Committee I, the committee responsible for the work on the substantive articles of the Treaty, chaired by...
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JunThe Diplomatic Conference in Beijing gets off to a positive start
The first day of the diplomatic conference got off to a smooth and consensual al start, which augures well for the negotiations in the coming days. The morning session of the opening day was...
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JunThe FIA delegation arrives in Beijing
FIA is sending a hefty delegation to Beijing, to see the conclusion of a negotiation that has taken more than 15 years to come to term. 27 FIA delegates are flying in from around the world -...
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JulFIA gains resumption of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on audiovisual performances
The General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has unanimously approved a recommendation which moves to resume the suspended Diplomatic Conference of 2000, in order to...