Law / Congo (Democratic Republic)
Copyright and Neighboring Rights Ordinance, Quotation and Press-Reproduction Exceptions
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In force since 5 April 1986.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What this law does
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Article 24 makes it lawful to reproduce quotations or excerpts of protected works for a cultural, scientific, teaching, critical or polemical purpose, on condition of naming the source, the title and the author.
Article 32 lets the written or spoken press reproduce an article published in a newspaper or journal, on condition of naming the source, the title and the author, unless the article or the periodical in which it is published itself states that reproduction is forbidden, and separately makes 'news of the day' and miscellaneous facts having the character of mere press information freely usable without any attribution condition.
The Ordinance defines reproduction broadly, as the material fixation of a work by any process letting it be communicated indirectly to the public; a service excerpting DRC news content stands on Articles 24 and 32.
What it reaches
Instrument type
statute
Categories
Snippet reproduction
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