Copyright Law, Quotation and Press-Reproduction Exceptions

Article 35 permits, without the author's authorization and without compensation, provided the source and the author's name are cited where they appear in the source: copying a short part of a published work for quotation in another work to the extent necessary for that purpose; using a published work for illustration in publications, sound or audiovisual recordings, and broadcast material for educational purposes, consistent with fair practice and to the extent necessary; and photocopying an article, short excerpts of a work, or a short work, previously lawfully published, for education within non-profit educational institutions, limited to a single copy and to the extent necessary.

Article 38 separately permits, without the author's or rights holder's authorization and without compensation, provided the source and the author's name are cited where they appear in the source: reproducing in a newspaper or periodical an economic, political, or religious article already published in a newspaper, or similar broadcast material, or transmitting that article or material to the public, in cases where the right to authorize reproduction or transmission has not been expressly reserved by the author or rights holder; reproducing and transmitting to the public, by photography, cinema, or radio or television broadcast, short excerpts of works seen or heard in the course of covering current events, to the extent the purpose justifies; and reproducing in a newspaper or periodical, or transmitting to the public, speeches, lectures, seminars, and talks delivered in public sessions of legislative or administrative bodies or public scientific, literary, artistic, political, social, or religious gatherings, including public judicial pleadings, to the extent informational purposes justify.

Neither article carries a headline-length or short-extract cap distinct from its own purpose-bound test, and Article 38's newspaper-to-newspaper reproduction permission operates as an opt-out mechanism, applying only where the source publication has not expressly reserved its reproduction right, rather than as a modern press-publisher neighbouring right.

No provision read addresses hyperlinking, framing, or inline display, and no reported Syrian decision applies either article to a systematic news aggregator rather than a newspaper, broadcaster, or individual quoting a published work. Article 3 of the decree issuing the Law puts it in force six months after its publication in the Official Gazette, and no Gazette notice giving the publication day has been located.