Brussels Convention

Brussels (Satellites) Convention

Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite, often simply referred to as the Brussels (Satellites) Convention was adopted in Brussels in 1974 and administered by WIPO. This treaty was designed to address a very specific, yet crucial, intellectual property challenge posed by the then-emerging technology of satellite broadcasting.

The Brussels Convention was created not to grant a new exclusive right to broadcasters directly (like copyright or related rights do), but rather to impose a specific obligation on Contracting States to prevent such "piracy" of satellite signals.

Contracting Parties:

African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) - Albania - Armenia - Azerbaijan-Belarus -  Belgium - Belize - Benin - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Botswana - Brazil - Brunei Darussalam - Bulgaria - Cambodia - Canada - China - Côte d'Ivoire - Croatia- Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Denmark - Egypt - Estonia - European Union (EU) - Finland - France - Gabon - Georgia - Germany - Ghana - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Israel - Italy -  Jamaica - Japan - Kyrgyzstan - 
Latvia - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Mali - Mauritius - Mexico - Monaco - Mongolia - Montenegro - Morocco - Namibia - Netherlands - Niger-North Macedonia - Norway - Oman - Poland - Portugal - Republic of Korea - Republic of Moldova - Romania - Russian Federation - Rwanda - Saint Kitts and Nevis - Samoa - San Marino - São Tomé and Príncipe.