Intellectual Property (Performers)

HC Deb 18 December 2003 vol 415 cc1070-1W

Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what further action she plans to implement the provisions of the World Intellectual Property Organisation Performances and Phonograms Treaty in respect of the rights of performers. [144478]

Ms Hewitt

I have been asked to reply.

UK law does not at present grant performers the moral rights required by the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and we are planning to introduce these rights during the course of next year.