Les droits voisins
Example: Les droits voisins protègent les artistes interprètes contre la copie illégale.
Definition
"Les droits voisins" refer to rights granted to performers, producers of phonograms, and broadcasting organizations, protecting their creative contributions and performances from unauthorized copying and use, distinct from the rights of original authors or composers in the music industry.
Etymology
The term "les droits voisins" comes from French, meaning 'neighboring rights.' It originated in the context of intellectual property law to describe rights that are related to but separate from copyright, emphasizing their close connection to the original creative work without being the primary authorship rights.
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neighboring rights