New Directive 2006/116/EC on term of protection of copyright and certain related rights01/04/07 / cata_european-union-news

Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights is a codified version of the Directive 93/98/EEC, which was repealed by this directive. The new directive lays down the terms of protection of copyright and related rights above the minimum level granted by Berne Convention and Rome Convention and identically throughout the Community in order to establish a high level of protection of these rights. According to the directive, the duration of author's rights of a literary or artistic work and cinematographic or audiovisual works shall run for the life of the author and for 70 years after his death. The duration of performers' rights shall expire 50 years after the date of the performance.