Saudi copyright law was issued as per
Royal Decree
A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used for ...
No. M/41 dated August 30, 2003. The
Saudi copyright
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educatio ...
protects all of the
intellectual works of any type, and the author rights will be protected until a period of 50 years after his/her death.
See also
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Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property
The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) is an official government body in Saudi Arabia responsible for the protection and supporting the intellectual property
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes in ...
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Saudi Patent Office
References
External links
Full text of copyright law of a royal cecree No: M/41 from
SAGIA
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Law of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...