FIA strongly feels that every performer deserves to receive a just and equitable wage, as well as a fair share of the revenue generated by the exploitation of their work. Intellectual property rights can secure ongoing payments upholding their livelihoods in a highly unpredictable and intermittent professional environment. However, their potential can be frustrated by the lack of individual bargaining power and weak statutory protections, lacking appropriate safeties preventing unfair and biased practices, often entailing a wholesale transfer of these rights in perpetuity, for any use – whether known or yet to be discovered – and in return for an often symbolic, upfront and one-off payment.