Subject Matter of Protection

Article 2(2) Copyright and related rights

Performer's right shall belong, by its nature, to a natural person who has performed a work from the literary or artistic domain, or the expressions of folklore.

Article 122 - Performers

Performers shall mean actors, singers, musicians, dancers and other persons who act, sing, deliver, declaim, play in, interpret, or otherwise perform literary or artistic works or expressions of folklore. A director of theatrical performance and a conductor of an artistic ensemble shall be also deemed performers.