BRUSSELS SATELLITE CONVENTION

Brussels Satellite Convention.Copyright. A 1974 treaty standardizing the regulation of broadcasting and cable retransmission using satellites. • Since the Convention addresses regulation of the signal rather than copyright or neighboring rights, what is transmitted is protected even if the content is not protected by any intellectual-property right. The U.S. ratified the Brussels Satellite Convention in 1984. — Also termed Brussels Convention; Convention Relating to the Distribution of Program-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite.[Blacks Law 8th]