Ley N° 9.739 art. 5, compilation and database copyright protection
Ley N° 9.739, de 17 de diciembre de 1937, art. 5
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In force.
A database right rule binding public and private bodies.
As of 5 September 2026.
What it requires
- A database or compilation is protected against copying only to the extent its selection or arrangement is itself an intellectual creation; copying the underlying data or materials it contains is not restricted by this article.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionNo
What it reaches
Obligation class
Licensing
What this law does
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Article 5 protects a compilation of data or other materials, in any form, as a copyright work when the selection or arrangement of its contents constitutes an intellectual creation, and states expressly that this protection does not extend to the underlying data or materials themselves and is without prejudice to any copyright that subsists in them separately.
Uruguay confers no sui generis database right distinct from this originality-based compilation copyright, so a database whose selection or arrangement is not itself an intellectual creation, such as a routine or exhaustive listing, receives no protection under this article, and copying the underlying facts or data out of a protected compilation does not infringe it.
When LexLint raises it
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