Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor, Quotation and Current-Events News Reproduction Exceptions (Art. 148, fracciones I y II)
Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (LFDA), art. 148, fracciones I y II
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In force.
A snippet reproduction rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 7 September 2026.
What this law does
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Article 148's chapeau permits using an already-divulged literary or artistic work, without the rightsholder's authorisation and without remuneration, provided the normal exploitation of the work is not affected, the source is always cited, and the work is not altered, only in the cases the article then lists. Fracción I permits quoting a text, provided the amount taken cannot be considered a simulated and substantial reproduction of the work's content.
Fracción II permits reproducing articles, photographs, illustrations, and commentary on current events, published by the press or broadcast by radio, television, or any other medium, unless the rightsholder has expressly prohibited that use. Fracción II's own permission is opt-out rather than opt-in: a news publisher who has not expressly prohibited the reuse cannot object to a reproduction that otherwise meets Article 148's conditions.
What it reaches
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Snippet reproduction
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