WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/ISR/C/5
14 March 2000
(00-0991)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
ISRAEL
The present document reproduces the text1 of the Copyright (Convention for Protection
Producers of Phonograms) Order, 1978, as notified by  Israel under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see
document IP/N/1/ISR/1).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
ISRAËL
Le présent document contient le texte1 de l'Ordonnance de 1978 sur le droit d'auteur
(Convention pour la protection des producteurs de phonogrammes), notifiée par Israël au titre de
l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/I/ISR/1).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
ISRAEL
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de la Ordenanza sobre derecho de autor
(Convenio para la protección de los productores de fonogramas) de 1978, notificada por Israel de
conformidad con el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/ISR/1).
                                                     
1English only./Anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.IP/N/1/ISR/C/5
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Unofficial translation:
COPYRIGHT ORDER (Convention for Protection of Producers
of Phonograms), 1978
In accordance with my authority pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Copyright Ordinance, I order the
following:
DEFINITIONS:
1. (a) In this Order –
"Convention" – Means the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against
Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms;  which was ratified in Geneva on October 29, 1971;
"Phonogram" – Means a solely aural recording of sounds, performances or the like;
"Producer of Phonograms" – Means the first entity to make a recording of sounds, performances or
the like;
"Duplication" – Means material which contains sounds which were taken, directly or indirectly, from
a phonogram and were recorded.
(b) Terms which are not defined by the Convention shall be interpreted in accordance with the
Copyright Law, 1911 as amended and the Copyright Ordinance as amended.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN PHONOGRAM PRODUCERS
2. Where a phonogram producer is a citizen or subject of a State which is a member of the
convention, then paragraph 19 of the Copyright Law, 1911 shall apply as regards duplications of
phonograms without the producer's agreement, and as regards importation of such duplicates in any
member State to the convention without the consent of the producer.
PROTECTION OF THE MAKING OF A PHONOGRAM
3. Where a phonogram producer is a citizen or subject of a State which is a member of the
Convention, and the phonogram was produced in a State which is a member of the Convention, then
the phonogram shall be protected in Israel as if it was produced in Israel by a citizen of Israel,
regardless of whether the phonogram is published or unpublished.
LIMITATION ON THE PERIOD OF PROTECTION
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3 above, the period of protection in Israel for producers of
phonograms shall be limited as follows –
(1) For the making of a phonogram which was published – the period of protection shall be as set
forth in the Copyright Law, 1911, as amended;
(2) For the making of a phonogram which was not published – the period of protection in Israel shall
be determined in accordance with the law of the producer's citizenship or nationality.
DETERMINATION OF PUBLICATION:
5. For purposes of determining the country of publication the following will be taken into
consideration –IP/N/1/ISR/C/5
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(1) Where a phonogram was first published in a country which is not a member of the convention,
but the producer is a citizen or subject of a country which is a member of the convention, then the
phonogram will be deemed to have been first published  in the country where the producer is either a
citizen or subject.
(2) Where the phonogram was published in one or more countries which are members of the
convention, then the phonogram will be deemed to have been first published in the country of
publication in which the shortest period of protection applies.
COMING INTO FORCE:
6. This Order shall come into force thirty days after its official publication.
TITLE:
7. This Order may be cited as "Copyright Order (Convention for the Protection of Phonogram
Producers), 1978".
Dated:  May 3, 1978
Shmuel Tamir
Minister of Justice
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