Copyright Law Implementing Regulations

(1) The Saudi Folklore shall be a public property of the state and no one may develop or amend it except with the prior approval of the Authority. (2) Any expression that reflects the traditional heritage which started or continued in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall be deemed part of Saudi Folklore, specially the following expressions: (a) Folk expressions, such as folk tales, riddles, puzzles, folk poems and other similar traditional expressions. (b) Musical expressions, such as chants, songs, folk songs whether recited or accompanied by music. (c) Expressions by movement, such as folk dances, artistic formations and those performed in festivals. (d) Plastic expressions, such as drawings by lines, colors, engraving and sculpture, pottery, products made from wood and iron and the like, or what is added to them of different figurations such as inscription and drawing, handcrafted bags, needle works, carpets and clothes and the like. (3) Import of copies of Saudi Folklore works, copies of their translations or others, which are produced outside the Kingdom shall be prohibited except with the prior approval of the Authority.