Copyright Act, News Reporting and Press Reproduction Exception
Ley 23 de 1982, arts. 33-35 (Noticias de Actualidad)
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In force since 28 January 1982.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What this law does
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Article 33 permits reproducing any title, photograph, illustration or commentary about a current event that has been published by the press or broadcast by radio or television, unless this has been expressly prohibited. Article 34 makes it lawful to reproduce, distribute, and communicate to the public news or other information about facts or events that have already been publicly disseminated by the press or broadcasting, with no authorization required.
Article 35 lets speeches, addresses, sermons and similar works delivered in public be published as current-events news in the press, by radio or by television without authorization, unless the author has expressly reserved ownership, though such works may not be published in a separate collection without the author's permission. None of the three articles caps a headline's or extract's length beyond the express-prohibition and non-collection conditions they each state.
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Ley 23 de 1982 sobre Derechos de Autor, official text, WIPO Lex