Keywords: copyright; related rights; limitation of the rights of performers, producersof phonograms; performance; phonograms; compulsory licences
 The article isdevoted to the study of the norms concerning the limitation of property rights of performersand producers of phonograms. These provisions are applied by analogy to thenorms on the limitation of property rights of the authors. The provisions allow anyperson to lawfully use the performance of works, their sound recordings (phonograms)without the permission of the subjects of copyright and related rights and withoutpayment of remuneration, or in some cases — with payment of remuneration.The norms are applied in special cases, in the public interest, in particular reproductionof performances, phonograms for personal purposes, for studying and scientificresearch, for informational purposes, etc. Therefore, their research requires specialattention.The article analyses the limitations of property rights of performers and producersof phonograms, defined in the Law of Ukraine «On Copyright and Related Rights». Attentionis focused on the special conditions for the application of norms on the limitationof property rights of performers, producers of phonograms, in comparison withthe norms on the limitation of property rights of authors.The legal analysis of the relevant norms, defined in the international conventionsin the sphere of related rights, has been carried out. It is stated that the relevant norms of the Law are borrowed from the Convention for the Protection of Producers ofPhonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms. The cases oflimitations, defined in this Convention, concerning exceptions related to the issuanceof compulsory licences. However, this was not considered when formulating thenorms of the Law.For comparison, the relevant norms of EU law in the sphere of copyright and relatedrights have been studied. The conditions of free reproduction of copies of phonogramsfor educational purposes, defined in the Law of Ukraine «On Copyright and RelatedRights», in particular on exceptions to the export of reproduced copies of phonograms,requirements for remuneration, in the analysed EU laws are absent.It is concluded that the provisions of the Law have to be improved. Suggestionsare provided. Appropriate changes will facilitate the effective application of thenorms on the limitation of property rights of performers and producers of phonograms,in practice.