Copyright Law, Public Information Exception
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Article 80 of Law No. 35/2016 On Copyright and Related Rights allows, without the author's authorization and without remuneration, the reproduction, distribution, and forwarding to the public of newspaper articles and photos on political, economic, or religious topics through any means of communication to the public, including making them available via computer networks, to the extent necessary for public information about current events, provided the author has not expressly prohibited the use and the work is used to the extent justified by the purpose and manner of reporting.
Citing the source and the author, where possible, is compulsory under paragraph 2. Article 81 separately permits quoting fragments of a lawfully published work for scientific research, teaching, criticism, illustration, argumentation, reference, or review, subject to fair practice and the extent required for the purpose, again with compulsory source and authorship citation. Neither article states a headline-length or short-extract cap distinct from these fair-practice and extent-justified tests.
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Law No. 35/2016 On Copyright and Related Rights, official English translation hosted via WIPO Lex