Uzbekistan’s lower house of parliament approved a draft law for the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations. The ratification of this document is expected to enhance the republic’s authority and investment attractiveness. The Convention will facilitate the fulfilment of the intellectual property rights agreement, a crucial aspect of Uzbekistan’s accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
The Convention, which was signed by 97 states to date, is primarily focused on safeguarding the rights of performers.
Several regional countries have already joined this convention. Kazakhstan became a signatory in 2012, followed by Kyrgyzstan in 2003, Tajikistan in 2008, and Turkmenistan in 2020. Currently, the rights of foreign rights holders to performances, phonograms and programmes within the republic are protected under the Berne Convention.
Despite these protections, investigations uncovered several instances of performances, phonograms of foreign rights holders, and programmes of broadcasting organisations being used without a contract, which is considered illegal.
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