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50 YEARS ON THE RIGHT WAY - A HISTORY THAT HAS A FUTURE
International Conference on the Rights of Performers and Phonogram Producers in the Light of the 50th Anniversary of the 1961 Rome Convention and the 15th Anniversary of the 1996 WPPT
Budapest, October 19-20, 2011

Organised under the patronage of

• the World Intellectual Property Organization
• the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

by

• the International Federation of Musicians
• the International Federation of Actors
• the Association of European Performers' Organisations
• the Societies' Council for the Collective Management of Performers' Rights
• the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
• the Federación Ibero-Latinoamericana De Artistas, Interpretes Y Ejecutantes
• the Ibero-American Association of Performers' Organizations
• the Hungarian Copyright Experts' Council
• the Hungarian Arts Unions' Bureau for the Protection of Performers' Rights

The Organisers invite you to come together this autumn in Budapest

• to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Rome Convention and the 15th anniversary of the 1996 WPPT;
• to recognise and esteem the contribution of WIPO, UNESCO and ILO, as well as that of the international non-governmental organisations, to the establishment and improvement of the international protection of the rights of performers and phonogram producers;
• to examine through critical eyes what have and what have not been achieved by the Rome Convention and the WPPT; and
• to share thoughts and ideas on how to shape the future of rights in performances.

Participation is open for all representatives from the member organisations of

• the Association of European Performers' Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS)
• the International Federation of Actors (FIA)
• the International Federation of Musicians (FIM)
• the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)
• the Societies' Council for the Collective Management of Performers' Rights (SCAPR)
• the Federación Ibero-Latinoamericana De Artistas, Interpretes Y Ejecutantes (FILAIE)
• the Ibero-American Association of Performers' Organizations (LATIN ARTIS)

Since neither our resources, nor the seating capacity of the venue are infinite, participation had to be limited to 200 persons.

There is no registration fee for participation, but advance registration for the Conference is required. Registrations will be accepted in the order they are received.

Organisers

http://www.wipo.int
http://www.hipo.gov.hu
http://www.fim-musicians.com
http://www.fia-actors.com/
http://www.scapr.org/
http://www.aepo-artis.org/
http://www.ifpi.org
http://www.filaie.com
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Update on registration

In view of the growing number of registrations the Organising Committe of the Conference decided to to lift the initial restriction limiting the number of participants to two persons per organisation. Therefore, member organisations of FIM, FIA, AEPO-ARTIS, SCAPR, FILAIE and LATIN ARTIS are now welcome to register more than two persons per organisation.

However, please keep in mind that in order for them to be processed and approved in due time, registrations should be submitted before 15 October, 2011.