On The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances and the Upgrading of China's Copyright Law
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances is concluded in the background of the defects of international treaty system,the balance and game of interests and the rapid progress of transmission technology. The treaty deals with the relationship with other treaties reasonably,and develops and improves five aspects of audiovisual performers' rights: the objects,contents,field of application,transfer means,and term of protection,which form its institutional advantage. China's Copyright Law should be harmonized with the treaty,define the term of audiovisual performers reasonably,not stipulate performers' rental rights temporarily,apply for keeping the rights of broadcasting and public transmission,regulate the ways of right transfer carefully,in order to be geared to international conventions,and protect the rights of audiovisual performers effectively.