Saudi Arabia: New Copyright Law Takes Effect, Permitting Reproduction of Works for Artificial Intelligence Development

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Saudi Arabia: New Copyright Law Takes Effect, Permitting Reproduction of Works for Artificial Intelligence Development

10/15/2026 4:00 PM EDT

On August 12, 2026, Saudi Arabia’s new Copyright Law entered into force, replacing the Copyright Protection Law issued by Royal Decree No. M/41 of August 30, 2003. The new law permits the reproduction of works to develop artificial intelligence products and algorithms, subject to specified conditions...

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