The treaty deals with the rights of two kinds of beneficiaries, particularly in the digital environment: performers (actors, singers, musicians, etc.
[3] The Treaty is open to States members of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and to the European Community.
WPPT was adopted with an objective to develop and maintain the protection of the rights of performers and producers of phonograms in a manner as effective and uniform as possible.
The accompanying Agreed Statement provides that such limitations and exceptions, as established in national law in compliance with the Berne Convention, may be extended to the digital environment.
The Treaty also obliges Contracting Parties to provide for legal remedies against the circumvention of technological measures (eg, encryption) and against the removal or altering of information (such as identification of performer).