Duty LXD-1969
Reuses other publishers' content, in Egypt
Law No. 82 of 2002 on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, quotation and analysis exception (Book Three, Art. 171(4))since 3 lines
Law No. 82 of 2002, News Quotation Exception (Book Three), on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, as amended by Law No. 178 of 2020 · Read the law's page
- You may make an analysis of a published work, or take excerpts or quotations from it, without the author's authorization, for the purpose of criticism, discussion or information (art. 171(4)).
- The exception is not tied to the news media and has no headline-versus-substantial-extract threshold of its own, and no reported Egyptian decision has tested whether it reaches an aggregator's systematic reproduction of headlines and snippets.
- Egypt has no separate press-publisher neighbouring right, compelled platform-to-publisher bargaining regime or hot-news doctrine distinct from ordinary copyright and unfair-competition law.
Law No. 175 of 2018 on Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes, System-Security Duty on a System Managersince 4 lines
Law No. 175 of 2018 on Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes, Arts. 29, 42, 44 · Read the law's page
- This binds any person responsible for managing a website, private account, email account, or information system in Egypt, whether or not any personal data is involved.
- Do not intentionally expose a website, private account, email account, or information system you manage to the commission of a crime under this Law; doing so carries imprisonment of not less than one year, a fine of EGP 20,000 to 200,000, or both.
- Take the security precautions and measures the executive regulations of this Law prescribe. A negligent failure to do so that results in your website, private account, email account, or information system being exposed to a crime under this Law carries imprisonment of not less than six months, a fine of EGP 10,000 to 100,000, or both.
- No reachable source confirms whether the Prime Minister has issued the Executive Regulations Article 44 requires, or what specific security precautions and measures they define; WIPO Lex's own record of this Law lists no related implementing text, so treat the 'security precautions and measures' standard as unconfirmed rather than absent.
Law No. 175 of 2018, Service Providers' Duty to Secure Data and Informationsince 2 lines
Law No. 175 of 2018, Art. 2 (First) (service providers' duty to secure data) · Read the law's page
- This binds a service provider, any natural or legal person who provides information and communication technology services to users, including one who processes or stores information directly or on behalf of others (Article 1; reached by declaring any activity that provides such a service to users).
- Secure the data and information you handle to ensure its confidentiality, prevent unauthorized access, and protect against damage (Article 2, First).
Law No. 175 of 2018, Duty of a Legal Entity's Manager to Report a Crime Against Its Systemsince 2 lines
Law No. 175 of 2018, Art. 35 (duty to report a crime against an entity's system) · Read the law's page
- This binds any person responsible for the actual management of a legal entity whose designated website, account, email or information system is subjected to a crime stipulated in Law No. 175 of 2018, whether or not any personal data is involved.
- Report the crime to the competent authorities upon becoming aware of it (Article 35).