2022-3-3 – Theory and practice of intellectual property

Theory and practice of intellectual property
№ 3 / 2022

ISSN (Print) 2308-0361
ISSN (Online) 2519-2744

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33731/32022.262619

Published 2022-08-09

Limitation on property rights of performers, producers of phonograms in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine
and the EU

Valentyna Trotska
Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7579-1877

Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of the norms concerning the limitation of property rights of performers and producers of phonograms. These provisions are applied by analogy to the norms on the limitation of property rights of the authors. The provisions allow any person to lawfully use the performance of works, their sound recordings (phonograms) without the permission of the subjects of copyright and related rights and without payment of remuneration, or in some cases — with payment of remuneration.

The norms are applied in special cases, in the public interest, in particular reproduction of performances, phonograms for personal purposes, for studying and scientific research, for informational purposes, etc. Therefore, their research requires special attention.

The article analyses the limitations of property rights of performers and producers of phonograms, defined in the Law of Ukraine «On Copyright and Related Rights». Attention is focused on the special conditions for the application of norms on the limitation of property rights of performers, producers of phonograms, in comparison with the norms on the limitation of property rights of authors.

The legal analysis of the relevant norms, defined in the international conventions in the sphere of related rights, has been carried out. It is stated that the relevant norms of the Law are borrowed from the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms. The cases of limitations, defined in this Convention, concerning exceptions related to the issuance of compulsory licences. However, this was not considered when formulating the norms of the Law.

For comparison, the relevant norms of EU law in the sphere of copyright and related rights have been studied. The conditions of free reproduction of copies of phonograms for educational purposes, defined in the Law of Ukraine «On Copyright and Related Rights», in particular on exceptions to the export of reproduced copies of phonograms, requirements for remuneration, in the analysed EU laws are absent.

It is concluded that the provisions of the Law have to be improved. Suggestions are provided. Appropriate changes will facilitate the effective application of the norms on the limitation of property rights of performers and producers of phonograms, in practice.

Keywords: copyright; related rights; limitation of the rights of performers, producers of phonograms; performance; phonograms; compulsory licences

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