NicaraguaLey No. 312, quotation and press-reproduction limitations
Ley No. 312 (1999, as amended), arts. 32, 40-42
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In force since 31 August 1999.
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Article 32 permits reproducing a fragment of an already-divulged work without the author's authorization when done for citation, analysis, comment, or criticism, to the extent justified by that purpose, in accordance with fair practice, naming the source and the author.
Article 40 goes further for news: portions of articles on current economic, political, or religious affairs disseminated by the mass media may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly communicated by any other outlet of the same kind without the author's authorization, unless that right has been expressly reserved, again with the source and the author's name always clearly indicated.
Article 41 permits the mass media to reproduce speeches, addresses, and similar works delivered in public without the speaker's authorization, when done solely to report on current events and citing the author, while reserving to the author the right to publish a collection of such works. Article 42 permits reproducing a work seen or heard in connection with reporting on a current event, to the extent the informational purpose justifies, with total reproduction reserved to exceptional cases.
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