Copyright Law

In this Law, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned thereto, unless the context requires otherwise: Work: Any literary, scientific, or artistic work. Joint Work: A work composed by two or more natural or corporate persons whether the contribution of each is separable or not. Collective Work: A work collectively composed by a group pursuant to the instruction of a person, natural or corporate, who undertakes its publication under his name or administration, where the work of the contributors is integrated in the general objective sought by that natural or corporate person, so that the contribution of each of the participants may not be separated or singled out. Audio Work: Any audio fixation of a specific performance or sound, regardless of the means of fixation. Audio-Visual Work: Any work produced for simultaneous audio and visual use, consisting of a series of related images, accompanied by sound, recorded on an appropriate means, and shown by suitable devices. Derived Work: Work based on a pre-existing work. Author: The person who creates a work. Performers: The persons who act, recite, sing, play roles, or participate in performing by any other means in literary or artistic works. Publication: Making copies of a work to meet public need. Copying: Producing a copy or more of a literary, artistic, or scientific work on material means, including any audio or visual recording. Folklore: All literary, artistic, or scientific works which are assumed to have been created on Saudi territory and transmitted from one generation to the next, and which constitute part of the traditional Saudi cultural and artistic heritage. Broadcasting: Transmission of a work, performance, or audio or visual recording to the public, using wired or wireless methods or any other means of transmission, to be received by the public, including transmission via satellite. Committee: The competent committee formed to review violations resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this Law. Authority: Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property. Board: Board of Directors of the Authority. Implementing Regulations: Implementing Regulations of this Law. Copyright Law