Riyadh: The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP), in collaboration with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), has launched a software copyright protection guide aimed at safeguarding software and digital products, enhancing awareness, and promoting innovation and investment in the IT sector.
The guide is a collective effort between SAIP and CST to regulate and protect intellectual property in vital areas of the ICT sector, particularly in software, due to its significant role in enhancing the IT sector and its impact on economic and investment aspects. The guide also encourages the reliance on emerging technologies.
Furthermore, the guide highlights software copyright rights based on the copyright protection system and its implementing regulations. It covers the transfer of technical works, regulation of contractual relationships and licensing agreements, and provides guidelines for registering technical works and procedures for receiving and investigating complaints of viol
ations.
The Software Protection Guide includes provisions for computers, databases, digital platforms, and electronic applications. It supplements the copyright protection system, its implementing regulations, and the optional registration regulations in SAIP.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
