The National Bureau of Copyrights & Neighboring Rights shall collect and pay such reward to
the right owner.
Article 40: The compulsory license for a work translation or reproduction shall be nullified if the
work’s right owner, who licensed its translation or reproduction, is publishing or permitting the
publishing of his work under the same conditions, display, form and content or for a price similar
to the price of the edition accomplished by the licensee.
However, the displaying of the produced copies shall continue until they are finished prior to the
license termination.
Article 41: One copy of the work can be reproduced, translated, quoted or converted for
personal or family purposes without prejudicing the provisions of Article 25 of this law.
An exception of the provisions of the first clause herein is the reproduction of architectural
works embodied in buildings or similar forms, the written reproduction of a whole book, the
reproduction of a musical work in a written form, the reproduction of a database in a digital form
and the reproduction of computer software other than the cases stipulated for in Article 52
herein.
Article 42: The imitation, opposition, cynical simulation or caricature description of an original
work is considered a legal act, unless such act results in distorting or disgracing the original
work.
It is also legal to cite or quote a work if it is in compliance with the requirements of honest use,
required conveyance and announcement in all cases. However, the name and source the original
work must be indicated when using citation and quotation.
Article 43: The use of decorative or illustrative drawing of a literary or artistic work in a
publication, in an audio or audio video recording or in audio or audio video programs meant for
teaching or professional training is legal if intended to achieve the targeted purpose.
The author and source of the original work must be mentioned in accordance with the ethics and
practices of the profession.
Article 44: Free acting or performing of a work is legal in the following two cases:
- The family circle.
- Educational and training insinuations to meet their pure pedagogical needs.
Article 45: Each library or document keeping center can reproduce a work in an article form, or
into another summarized work or an excerpt from a written work with or without ornamentation,
if published in a collection of works, newspaper volumes or periodicals except for computer
software upon the request of a natural person subject to the following conditions:
- The converted copy shall only be used for educational, academic research, or personal
purposes.
- The reproduction process shall be an isolated and non-recurring act.
- The National Bureau for Copyrights & Neighboring Rights has not granted a collective license
authorizing such reproduction.