Neighbouring rights of performers
This factsheet covers the various aspects of rights related to copyright, the circumstances in which these rights may be assigned, the terms of remuneration, and how collective management organisations, such as Adami and Spédidam, operate. This factsheet provides information for performers, particularly dancers, on the protection of their performances and the legal consequences of the use of their recordings.
Table of contents
- Principles of neighbouring rights
- Moral rights
- Economic rights
- Penalties for infringement of a performing artist’s neighbouring rights
- The specific case of dancers in municipal ballet companies
- The assignment of neighbouring rights
- The requirement for a written agreement
- Remuneration of the performing artist
- Social security treatment of remuneration from neighbouring rights
- Collecting and distributing societies for performing artists’ rights: Adami and Spedidam
- Neighbouring rights and the right to one’s own image
Fiche pratique – Droits voisins des artistes interprètes
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