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TV & FILM
Neighboring rights for the Film Industry
Neighboring Rights in the film industry are less commonly discussed and understood. These rights ensure that individuals involved in the creation and distribution of a film are compensated when their work is shown on television, streamed online, or broadcast in other public venues.
Actors from any nationality including the US featured in any TV or Film are entitled to Neighboring Rights.
Territory of production: outside USA (for example in European territory). The actor can be of any nationality or American.
Producers and Executive Producers
(movie, shows, documentaries, animation, or shorts).
Territory of production: Worldwide.
Directors, screenwriters, authors of the subject, soundtrack authors, translators, dubbing directors have the right to receive a fair compensation every time their works are broadcasted on TV, cinema, streamed, represented in a theatre, or distributed on DVDs.
Territory of production: Worldwide.
How It All Started
Neighbouring Rights in the US film industry pertain to the rights of performers, producers, and other contributors to receive royalties for the public performance and broadcast of their work. Unlike music, Neighbouring Rights in the film industry are less commonly discussed and understood. These rights ensure that individuals involved in the creation and distribution of a film are compensated when their work is shown on television, streamed online, or broadcast in other public venues. However, the complexity and lack of widespread knowledge about these rights often result in underpayment or non-payment of deserved royalties.