Rome Convention

Rome Convention

The Rome Convention provides international protection for three categories of rights holders: performers, producers of phonograms, and broadcasting organizations.

The minimum duration of protection under the Convention is 20 years, calculated from the end of the year in which:

• The fixation was made (for phonograms and performances within phonograms).
• The performance occurred (for unrecorded performances).
• The broadcast took place.

Despite this minimum, many national laws now extend protection to 50 years, particularly for phonograms and performances.

Contracting Parties:

Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Argentina - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Bahrain - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Bolivia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Brazil - Bulgaria - Burkina Faso - Cabo Verde - Cambodia - Canada - Chile - Colombia - Congo - Costa Rica - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Dominica - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - El Salvador - Estonia - Fiji - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Guatemala - Holy See - Honduras - Hungary - Iceland - India - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Jamaica - Japan - Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Latvia - Lebanon - Lesotho - Liberia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Mexico - Monaco - Montenegro - Netherlands - Nicaragua - Niger - Nigeria - North Macedonia - Norway - Panama - Paraguay - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Qatar - Republic of Korea - Republic of Moldova - Romania - Russian Federation - Saint Lucia - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia -  Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic - Tajikistan - Togo - Trinidad and Tobago - Tunisia - Türkiye - Turkmenistan - Ukraine - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom - Uruguay - Uzbekistan - Venezuela - VietNam.