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Neighbouring rights

Neighbouring rights belong to the following groups: performing artists, producers of phonograms, film producers and broadcasting organisations.

Neighbouring rights offer protection for performances by the above-mentioned groups, being:

• the performance
• the phonogram
• the film
• the broadcast

The name 'neighbouring' indicates the relationship that exists between these rights and the copyright. The neighbouring rights are created automatically and are valid for 50 years.