Argentina

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For 1997, the active event in this file is Ley 11.723 - Régimen Legal de la Propiedad Intelectual.

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Current rationale

Argentina's copyright law (Ley 11.723) as in force on 1990-01-01 contains no general fair use, fair dealing, or broad research exception. The most relevant provision is Art. 10, which permits anyone to publish for didactic or scientific purposes commentaries, critiques, or notes referencing intellectual works, but limits inclusion to up to 1,000 words of literary/scientific works or 8 bars of musical works — i.e., only excerpts/quotations, never full works. There is no separate private-use exception permitting full-work reproduction, no library/institutional exception for research copies, and no TDM exception. Art. 10 is a quotation-type exception capped at short excerpts. Since no provision permits reproduction of a complete work of any type for research, the classification is RED. The non-commercial/scientific purpose qualifier is classification-neutral and does not change this assessment. Uses: limited to publication of commentaries/critiques/notes (not general reproduction for research). Works: all types but only excerpts. Users: any user. The ceiling on quantity (1,000 words / 8 bars) makes this RED.

Exceptions considered

Law changes

Art. 10. — Cualquiera puede publicar con fines didácticos o científicos, comentarios, críticas o notas referentes a las obras intelectuales incluyendo hasta mil palabras de obras literarias o científicas u ocho compases en las musicales y en todos los casos sólo las partes del texto indispensables a ese efecto.
Esta disposición comprende las obras docentes, de enseñanza, colecciones, antologías y otras semejantes.
Cuando las inclusiones de obras ajenas sean la parte principal de la nueva obra, podrán los tribunales fijar equitativamente en juicio sumario la cantidad proporcional que les corresponde a los titulares de los derechos de las obras incluidas.

[Unofficial translation]: Art. 10. — Anyone may publish, for didactic or scientific purposes, commentaries, critiques or notes referring to intellectual works, including up to one thousand words of literary or scientific works or eight bars in musical works, and in all cases only the parts of the text indispensable for that purpose.
This provision covers teaching works, educational works, collections, anthologies and other similar works.
When the inclusions of others' works constitute the main part of the new work, the courts may equitably fix in summary proceedings the proportional amount corresponding to the holders of the rights of the included works.

Art. 9°. — Nadie tiene derecho a publicar, sin permiso de los autores o de sus derechohabientes, una producción científica, literaria, artística o didáctica, con excepción de la que haya sido publicada por una oficina del Estado. Nadie tiene derecho a reproducir una obra de arquitectura sin autorización de su autor.
(Artículo sustituido por art. 3° de la Ley N° 25.036 B.O. 11/11/1998)

Art. 55 bis. — La explotación de la propiedad intelectual sobre los programas de computación incluirá entre otras formas los contratos de licencia para su uso o reproducción.
(Artículo incorporado por art. 5° de la Ley N° 25.036 B.O. 11/11/1998)

[Unofficial translation]: Art. 9. — No one has the right to publish, without permission of the authors or their successors in title, a scientific, literary, artistic or didactic production, with the exception of that which has been published by a State office. No one has the right to reproduce a work of architecture without authorization of its author.
(Article substituted by art. 3 of Law No. 25.036, Official Gazette 11/11/1998)

Art. 55 bis. — The exploitation of intellectual property over computer programs shall include, among other forms, license contracts for their use or reproduction.
(Article added by art. 5 of Law No. 25.036, Official Gazette 11/11/1998)

Art. 10. — Cualquiera puede publicar con fines didácticos o científicos, comentarios, críticas o notas referentes a las obras intelectuales incluyendo hasta mil palabras de obras literarias o científicas u ocho compases en las musicales y en todos los casos sólo las partes del texto indispensables a ese efecto.
Esta disposición comprende las obras docentes, de enseñanza, colecciones, antologías y otras semejantes.
Cuando las inclusiones de obras ajenas sean la parte principal de la nueva obra, podrán los tribunales fijar equitativamente en juicio sumario la cantidad proporcional que les corresponde a los titulares de los derechos de las obras incluidas.

[Unofficial translation]: Art. 10. — Anyone may publish, for didactic or scientific purposes, commentaries, critiques or notes referring to intellectual works, including up to one thousand words of literary or scientific works or eight bars in musical works, and in all cases only the parts of the text indispensable for that purpose.
This provision covers teaching works, educational works, collections, anthologies and other similar works.
When the inclusions of others' works constitute the main part of the new work, the courts may equitably fix in summary proceedings the proportional amount corresponding to the holders of the rights of the included works.