The Rome Convention75 Sample Clauses

The Rome Convention75. The International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations was completed in Rome in 1961. This Convention covers forms that are considered integral to the international IPR protection regime. The peculiar nature of this Convention is that it includes forms that are not always compatible with the conventional conceptualization of IPR, which covers products that are the creation of the human mind. The intangibility of these creations makes them different from ordinary trade in goods. Nevertheless, they cannot be neglected in commercial law as they hold a considerable value added in all economic activities. Questions arise with respect to the applicability of IPR 70Berne, supra note 45, at Article 7(1). 71Berne, supra note 45, at Article 7bis. 72Berne, supra note 45, at Article 7(3). 73Berne, supra note 45, at Article 7(3). 74Berne, supra note 45, at Article 7(4). 75Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, (26 October 1961),, Publication of the World Intellectual Property Organization No. 203(E), (hereinafter the Rome Convention). intangibility to forms of related rights like producers of phonograms. The entrepreneurial character of phonogram production cannot be compared to the creativity effort of copyright authors. These phonogram producers, rather, profit from the creations of others (the authors). They provide only the financial and managerial leverage necessary to make the creations economically rewarding for the creators.