Consultation on performers' rights

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In the modern entertainment industry, performers are full-fledged subjects of legal relations, whose interests are regulated by copyright and related rights, international treaties, and industry standards. Often, it is legal ignorance that leads to the loss of royalties, the unlawful use of recordings, or the transfer of rights to third parties without understanding the consequences. That is why consulting on performers' rights is an important element of professional security. An intellectual property lawyer helps artists, actors, bloggers, and other performers to properly formalise their rights, protect their interests, and avoid risks. 

What does consultation on performers' rights consist of? 

Consultation consists of several key stages: 

1. Initial assessment of the performer's activities: Gathering information about performances, recordings, content, contracts, existing agreements with producers or platforms. 
2. Determination of the scope of related rights: The lawyer analyses what rights the performer has under Polish law and international agreements (right to a name, to the integrity of the recording, to remuneration, etc.). 
3. Verification of potential or existing violations: Assessment of cases of unlawful use of recordings, broadcasts, publications in the media and social networks. 
4. Formation of a legal position and recommendations: The lawyer proposes options for action: recording the violation, pre-trial settlement, appealing to collective management organisations, concluding new agreements. 
5. Preparation of useful templates and documents: If necessary, the client receives ready-made legal instruments — contracts, warnings, requests, claims. 

Each stage of the consultation is part of comprehensive legal support for the performer. A systematic approach allows you to assess risks, protect creative products, and ensure fair remuneration. 

Nuances for performers that you need to know 

Before proceeding to resolve your issues, it is important to realise that in the field of copyright, no advice can be universal. The provisions of contracts, the terms of cooperation with a label, the specifics of stage activities — all this forms the individual legal portrait of the performer. That is why the work of a lawyer is always personalised: from the selection of legal strategies to representation in negotiations. 

Typical issues that a lawyer can help resolve 

Each of these points is a separate area of legal support: 

• Who owns the performance rights? A lawyer explains in which cases the rights belong to the performer, producer or organisation that made the recording. 
• Am I entitled to additional remuneration for the public use of recordings? Determining the legality of royalties, payments for television and radio broadcasts, and the use of content by platforms. 
• How to protect yourself from unauthorised copying and distribution? Assessment of response options: from evidence gathering to legal action. 
• What to do if the label changes the terms of cooperation? Review and adjustment of contracts, protection of the performer's interests in negotiations. 
• How to properly conclude contracts for performances or recordings? Formation of a legally secure contractual basis — especially relevant for artists working in Poland or conducting international activities. 

Consulting a lawyer allows you to avoid unpleasant financial and reputational consequences. Every issue resolved in a timely manner reduces the risk of conflict and strengthens control over one's creative activities.