Article 26 of the Saudi Copyright Law
المادة 26 من نظام حماية حقوق المؤلف
The article directs the Minister to issue the Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law within six months and publish them in the Official Gazette.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يصدر الوزير اللائحة التنفيذية لهذا النظام خلال ستة أشهر، وتنشر في الجريدة الرسمية.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 26 explained in plain English
This is a procedural article that sets who issues the Implementing Regulations of the law, when and how they are announced:
- The body: the Minister issues them, who under the definition in Article 1 is the Minister of Culture and Information.
- The deadline: within 6 months. The article does not expressly state the date this period starts.
- Publication: the regulations are published in the Official Gazette.
Why does this article matter to the reader? Because the law refers to the Implementing Regulations on many practical matters, and defines them in Article 1 as "the Implementing Regulations of this law". Someone who wants to know the procedural details to which the law refers should consult the published text of the regulations.
The law itself is the highest reference, and the regulations detail its provisions and set out the procedures for applying them. It is followed by Article 27, which provides that this law replaces the Copyright Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/11 dated 19/5/1410 AH.
To find out what the regulations contain on a particular matter, you can refer to their official text, or consult a lawyer who specializes in intellectual property and copyright.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 26 of the Saudi Copyright Law
Who issues the Implementing Regulations of the Copyright Law?
The Minister issues them, who is the Minister of Culture and Information according to the definition in the law.
Where are the Implementing Regulations published?
They are published in the Official Gazette.
What is the deadline set for issuing the regulations?
The article provides for issuing them within six months.
More articles on Works Protected by Copyright
- Article 1
The article defines the key terms of the Copyright Law, such as work, author, publication, copying, joint work, collective work and folklore.
يقصد بالعبارات الآتية أينما وردت في هذا النظام المعاني المذكورة أمامها ما لم يقتض السياق خلاف ذلك: المصنف : أي عمل أدبي، أو علمي، أو فني. المصنف المشترك : المصن
- Article 2
The article protects every original work in literature, the arts and sciences whatever its type, form of expression, importance or purpose, giving examples such as software and the title of an original work.
يحمي هذا النظام المصنفات المبتكرة في الآداب والفنون والعلوم، أيًّا كان نوع هذه المصنفات، أو طريقة التعبير عنها، أو أهميتها، أو الغرض من تأليفها؛ مثل: 1 - المواد
- Article 3
The article protects derivative works such as translations, summaries, commentaries, encyclopedias and original databases, without prejudice to the rights of the authors of the original works.
يحمي هذا النظام أيضاً : 1 - مصنفات الترجمة. 2 - مصنفات التلخيص ، أو التعديل، أو الشرح، أو التحقيق، أو غير ذلك من أوجه التحوير. 3 - الموسوعات، والمختارات التي تع
- Article 4
The article excludes from the law's protection laws, judgments and official documents and their official translations, daily news, and mere ideas, procedures, principles and facts.
لا تشمل الحماية المقررة بمقتضى هذا النظام: 1 - الأنظمة والأحكام القضائية ، وقرارات الهيئات الإدارية ، والاتفاقيات الدولية، وسائر الوثائق الرسمية، وكذلك الترجمات
- Article 7
The article makes folklore public property of the state with the Ministry exercising the author's rights, and prohibits importing or distributing copies or translations produced outside the Kingdom without the Ministry's license.
1- يعد التراث الشعبي ملكًا عامًّا للدولة، وتمارس الوزارة حقوق المؤلف عليه. 2- يحظر استيراد أو توزيع نسخ مصنفات التراث الشعبي، أو نسخ ترجمات أو غيرها المنتجة خار
- Article 27
The article provides that this law replaces the previous Copyright Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/11 dated 19/5/1410 AH.
يحل هذا النظام محل نظام حماية حقوق المؤلف الصادر بالمرسوم الملكي ذي الرقم م/11 والتاريخ 19/ 5/ 1410هـ.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.