geneva phonograms convention
Geneva Phonograms Convention. A 1971 treaty requiring signatories to protect phonorecord producers against piracy and the importation of pirated copies, by copyright protection, unfair-competition law, or criminal sanc-tions. • The treaty was drafted by representatives from WIPO and UNESCO to correct weaknesses in the Rome Convention. — Also termed Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms; Phonograms Convention.