Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite

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The Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite is an international treaty that protects the rights of broadcasters by regulating the unauthorized distribution of satellite-transmitted program signals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WIPO-administered treaty ⓘ
copyright-related treaty ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
administeredBy World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
adoptedIn Brussels ⓘ
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
adoptedOn 1974-05-21 ⓘ
aimsTo prevent unauthorized distribution of programme-carrying satellite signals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brussels Convention on Satellite Signals ⓘ
beneficiaries broadcasting organizations that transmit programme-carrying signals by satellite ⓘ
category treaty on protection of signals ⓘ
concerns cross-border distribution of satellite signals ⓘ
concludedOn 1974-05-21 ⓘ
depository Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
doesNotRegulate copyright in the content of programmes ⓘ
direct reception by the public ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1979-08-25 ⓘ
field broadcasting law ⓘ
intellectual property law ⓘ
international copyright law ⓘ
focusesOn programme-carrying signals intended for direct public reception or for further distribution ⓘ
signals transmitted to or through a satellite ⓘ
geographicalScope international ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalNature binding treaty for contracting states ⓘ
negotiatedUnder World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
objective combat piracy of satellite programme signals ⓘ
partOf international framework for protection of broadcasting organizations ⓘ
placeOfConclusion Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
protects rights of broadcasting organizations ⓘ
signals before they are received by the public ⓘ
protectsAgainst unauthorized distribution of signals by any distributor ⓘ
provides minimum standards of protection for programme-carrying satellite signals ⓘ
regulates distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite ⓘ
relatedTo Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations ⓘ
international system of neighboring rights protection ⓘ
requires authorization from the broadcasting organization for distribution of programme-carrying signals ⓘ
contracting states to take measures against unauthorized distribution of programme-carrying signals ⓘ
shortName Brussels Satellite Convention ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
subject broadcasting rights ⓘ
programme-carrying signals ⓘ
satellite transmissions ⓘ
unauthorized distribution of signals ⓘ
typeOfProtection signal-based protection rather than content-based protection ⓘ

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WIPO-administered treaties → includes → Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite ⓘ
Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite → shortName → Brussels Satellite Convention ⓘ
linked to: Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite
Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite → alsoKnownAs → Brussels Convention on Satellite Signals ⓘ
linked to: Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite