Ley sobre Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos, articulos 67 a 70, excepcion de noticias, actualidad y cita

Article 67, in its text as reformed by Ley No. 7979 of 6 January 2000, excludes news of a strictly informational press character from copyright protection outright, though the outlet that reproduces or retransmits it must state the original source. Article 68 separately lets current-events articles published in magazines or newspapers be reproduced, unless expressly prohibited, provided the source is cited in every case.

Article 69 lets speeches given at public assemblies or meetings, and court pleadings, be published in the press, radio, or periodic television without authorization, though not in a separate printed work or a collection without the author's permission.

Article 70 permits quoting an author, transcribing the pertinent passages, provided they are not so numerous and continuous that the quotation could be considered a simulated and substantial reproduction to the detriment of the original work's author.

None of the four provisions caps its reach at a headline-length or short-extract threshold or confines it to the traditional press; whether article 68's reproduction right or article 70's quotation right reaches a systematic aggregator's reproduction of headlines and snippets, as opposed to a single reproduction or a traditional press review, has not been tested in a reported Costa Rican decision.

Costa Rica has no separate press-publisher neighbouring right, no compelled platform-to-publisher bargaining regime, no recognized hot-news or misappropriation doctrine distinct from ordinary copyright law, and no located case law on hyperlinking or framed display.