SAG-AFTRA Seeks Senate Approval of Beijing Treaty

Variety: SAG-AFTRA has backed President Barack Obama’s move to seek U.S. Senate ratification of the four-year-old Beijing treaty protecting the intellectual property rights of audiovisual performers.

“SAG-AFTRA’s elected leadership and staff, as well as representatives from our industry partners and delegates from around the world, have worked tirelessly for more than a decade to reach this point,” said SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director David White. “The Senate should move quickly to ratify this treaty, bringing us closer to equal rights for performers regardless of media and across national boundaries.”