The comparative study of financial rights of performing artists (scope, waiver and transfer)

Performing artists are the persons related to the literary and artistic works in the scope of neighboring rights. Iranian law has not expressly spoken of these persons and has not predicted certain rights for them. However in the French legal system as the leading country in the neighboring rights, financial and moral rights of performing artists has been accepted as well as in the international arena has been codified documents to support these persons. This study seeks in addition to study the scope of financial rights of the performing artists in French law and related international documents, explain possibility or impossibility of waiver of these rights and also the rules governing the transfer of them. In addition, this research is trying to review the regulations related to this issue in intellectual property protection bill, approved by the cabinet Islamic Republic of Iran in 1393/07/02. The results of this research indicate that in French law and international documents, the performing artists have been supported extensively. Although Intellectual property protection bill contains provisions relatively good, but in addition to some formal reforms, in some cases more support of the performing artists requires substantial reforms in this bill too.