• The following words and phrases, wherever they appear in the articles of the Regulation, shall have the meanings indicated alongside them:

• 1. Author's Ownership Right: It is the set of moral and material interests established for a person over his work.

• 2. Author: Every creator who invents by his effort any of the literary, artistic, or scientific works such as a writer, poet, painter, musician, or other artists, according to the form in which the expression is embodied.

• 3. Innovation: The personal character that the author presents in his work which gives the work distinction and originality, and highlights the work through the components of the idea presented or the method adopted to present this idea.

• 4. Infringement of the Author's Right: Any unauthorized use of the work by the right holder and contrary to the usage instructions specified by the right holder, or committing one or more of the violations stipulated in the Law and this Regulation.

• 5. Work: It is the innovative literary, scientific, or artistic production regardless of its type, importance, method of expression, or purpose of authorship.

• 6. Literary Works: Works expressed in words regardless of their content, whether written or oral.

•  7. Artistic Works: Works that appeal to the aesthetic sense of the public such as drawing, coloring, movement or sound, image, viewing, or music.

• 8. Performing Artists: Actors, musicians, singers, dancers, chanters, and others who perform an artistic work from literary or artistic works in one way or another.

• 9. Publication: Transferring or delivering the work directly or indirectly to the public, or producing copies or reproductions of it or any part thereof that can be read, seen, heard, or performed.

• 10. Producer: The natural or legal person who initiates placing the audio or audiovisual artistic work on a physical medium for the purpose of presenting it to the public under his financial responsibility.

• 11. Law: Copyright Law.

• 12 Regulation: The Implementing Regulation of the Copyright Law.

• 13. General Administration of Copyright: The competent administration in the Ministry that undertakes the implementation of the powers granted to the Ministry under the provisions of the Law and this Regulation, including the technical and administrative tasks necessary to implement their provisions.

• 14 Ministry: Ministry of Culture and Information.

• 15 Minister: Minister of Culture and Information.

• The following works are considered protected:

• 1. Dramatic works or musical plays.

• 2. Works performed through artistic movements or steps and mime performances.

• 3. Cinematographic works or those expressed in a style similar to the cinematographic style.

• 4. Works related to sculpture, engraving, and lithography.

• 5. Photographic works or those expressed in a style similar to the photographic style.

• 6. News reports, excluding protection for daily news events.

• 1. Saudi folk heritage (folklore) is considered public property of the state, and no one has the right to make any development or modification to it except after obtaining prior approval from the Ministry.

• 2. Saudi folk heritage (folklore) includes any expression that reflects the traditional folk heritage that originated or continued in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, particularly the following expressions:

  • A. Popular expressions: such as tales, riddles, puzzles, popular poetry, and other similar folklore.

  • B. Musical expressions: such as chants, songs, and popular refrains, whether recited or accompanied by music.

  • C. Kinetic expressions: such as folk dances, artistic forms, and those performed during celebratory occasions.

  • D. Tangible expressions: such as drawings with lines and colors, engraving and carving, ceramics, products made of wood, iron, and the like, or those with various decorative inlays such as engraving, painting, handwoven bags, needlework, carpets, clothing, and similar items.

• 3. It is prohibited to import copies of Saudi folk heritage or copies of its translations or other products produced outside the Kingdom without obtaining prior approval from the Ministry.

Authors must observe the provisions related to the circulation of official documents issued in the Kingdom and obtain official approvals for their publication or translation, including texts of laws, regulations, judicial rulings, and decisions of administrative bodies.

Authors of dramatic works, musical plays, and musical compositions or their representatives have the right to authorize:

1. The public performance or presentation of their works, including public acting and performance by all means or methods.

2. The fixation or transmission of the performance of their works to the public by all means.

3. The translation of their works.

Authors of original plastic art works and authors of original musical manuscripts, even if they have waived ownership of the original copy of their works, have the right to participate with a percentage of the proceeds from each sale of these works. This does not apply to architectural works and applied art works.

• First: Performers and Producers of Sound Recordings:

• Performers and producers of sound recordings enjoy an exclusive right to authorize:

• 1. The public performance of their works, including public recitation by all means or methods.

• 2. The transmission and performance of their works to the public by all means.

• 3. Fixing their performance on a physical medium.

• 4. Licensing the transmission of their works or part thereof via information networks.

• 5. Licensing the sound recording of the musical work and its circulation in specified countries. Any copies imported from exclusively licensed countries or made without the author's permission are considered infringing works and are subject to confiscation.

• 6. Authorizing the distribution and rental of their original works.

• 7. Producers of sound recordings have the right to permit or prohibit direct or indirect copying of their sound recordings.

• Second: Broadcasting Organizations:

• Broadcasting organizations have the right to prevent any of the following acts when carried out without their authorization:

• 1. Recording radio programs and making copies thereof.

• 2. Re-broadcasting via wireless broadcasting means, and transmitting these materials to the public.

• 3. Determining the methods of broadcasting and direct reception or through receiving devices or by cable.

• 4. Transmitting radio broadcasts to the public in public places or via internal wired broadcasts within closed complexes.

1. Any co-author of a work has the right to individually request the taking of precautionary measures upon the occurrence of any infringement on the copyright, and he also has the sole right to claim his share of compensation for the damage incurred.

2. A co-author does not have the right to object to any development or modification that the majority of the co-authors of the work wish to carry out.

• The owners of the rights of the works have the right to lease them in the Kingdom, provided that coordination with the Ministry is observed, obtaining its prior approval, and taking the necessary precautions for that, such as:

• 1. Ensuring that there is nothing preventing their lease.

• 2. Submitting a statement of the works intended to be leased along with a statement of the forms of leasing for approval.

• 3. Identifying potential problems and trespassing resulting from the lease to study the possibility of avoiding them.

• 4. The beneficiary providing awareness to the targeted public about the leasing mechanism.

• 5. Announcing at the expense of the rights holders the necessary guidelines to the targeted public.

• 6. Specifying a timeline for the commencement of the leasing practice.