Notifying Member

Netherlands

Details of the notified legal text

Title

Neighbouring Rights Act (Wet op de naburige rechten)

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[  ]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/NLD/24_06517_00_e.pdf
https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/NLD/24_06517_00_x.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[  ]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[X]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/NLD/C/2

Brief description of the notified legal text

Copyright protects the work of authors such as writers, composers, lyricists, filmmakers and visual artists. In addition to copyright, we also have the so-called "neighbouring rights". These rights give protection to the efforts and performances of performing artists, music producers, film producers and broadcasters. The protection is similar to that of copyright, which is why we call them "neighbouring" rights. As with copyright, no formalities are required to obtain neighbouring rights. Neighbouring rights are established internationally in the 1961 Rome Convention. How the rights of performing artists, producers of sound recordings, broadcasting organizations and film producers are regulated in the Netherlands can be found in the Neighbouring Rights Act of 1993.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English, Dutch

Entry into force

7 June 2021

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

19 June 2024

Other information

https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005921/2021-06-07

Agency or authority responsible

Ministry of Justice and Security