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punishments of custodial sanction may be imposed for crimes committed because of
the public nature of the artistic, literal or intellectual product. The law shall specify
the penalties for crimes related to the incitement of violence, discrimination
between citizens, or impugning the honor of individuals.
In such cases, the court may force the sentenced to pay punitive compensation to the
party aggrieved by the crime, in addition to the original compensations due to him
for the damages it caused him. All the foregoing takes place in accordance with the
law.
Article 68: Access to information and official documents
• Right to information
Information, data, statistics and official documents are owned by the people.
Disclosure thereof from various sources is a right guaranteed by the state to all
citizens. The state shall provide and make them available to citizens with
transparency. The law shall organize rules for obtaining such, rules of availability and
confidentiality, rules for depositing and preserving such, and lodging complaints
against refusals to grant access thereto. The law shall specify penalties for
withholding information or deliberately providing false information.
State institutions shall deposit official documents with the National Library and
Archives once they are no longer in use. They shall also protect them, secure them
from loss or damage, and restore and digitize them using all modern means and
instruments, as per the law.
• Provisions for intellectual property
Article 69: Intellectual property rights
The state shall protect all types of intellectual property in all fields, and shall
establish a specialized body to uphold the rights of Egyptians and their legal
protection, as regulated by law.
• Freedom of press
Article 70: Freedom of the press
Freedom of press and printing, along with paper, visual, audio and digital distribution
is guaranteed. Egyptians -- whether natural or legal persons, public or private -- have
the right to own and issue newspapers and establish visual, audio and digital media
outlets.
• Radio
Newspapers may be issued once notification is given as regulated by law. The law
shall regulate ownership and establishment procedures for visual and radio
broadcast stations in addition to online newspapers.
• Freedom of press
Article 71: Freedom of publication
It is prohibited to censor, confiscate, suspend or shut down Egyptian newspapers and
media outlets in any way. Exception may be made for limited censorship in time of
war or general mobilization.
No custodial sanction shall be imposed for crimes committed by way of publication
or the public nature thereof. Punishments for crimes connected with incitement to
violence or discrimination amongst citizens, or impugning the honor of individuals
are specified by law.
Egypt 2014
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