WORI.D TRADE ORGANIZATION 
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE 
ORGANIZACION MUNDIAI, DEI. COMERCIO 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
InteUectual Property Rights IP/NIVJOR/c/VAdd.2 
7 December 2000 
(00-5304) 
Original: English! 
anglais! 
ingles 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER 
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
JORDAN 
The present document reproduces the text! of the Law Amending the Copyright Law, N° (29) of 1999, 
as notified by Jordan under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document lP/N/l/JOR/I). 
Conseil des aspects des droils de propriete 
inteUectueUe qui touchent au commerce 
PRINCIPALES .LOIS ET REGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES A LA 
PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELI.E NOTIFIEES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
JORDANIE 
Addendum 
Le present document contient le texte1 de la Loi modifiant la Loi sur le droit d'auteur, nO 29 de 1999, 
notifiee par la Jordanie au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document lP/N/l/JOR/I). 
Consejo de Ios Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual reladonados con el Comerdo 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL P A.RRAFO 2 DEL ARTICULO 63 DEI~ ACUERDO 
JORDANIA 
Addendum 
En er presente documento se reproduce el texto I de la Ley por la que se modifica la Ley de Derecho de 
Autor, N° 29 de 1999, notificada par Jordania en virtud de 10 dispuesto en el parrafo 2 del articulo 63 del 
Acuerdo (vease el documento IP!N!1!JOR/l). 
! In English only. The text in the original language is available for consultation by interested Delegations at the 
WTO Secretariat.lEn anglais seulement. Les delegations interessees peuvent consulter le texte dans sa langue d'origine, au 
Secretariat de l'OMC./En ingles solamente. Las delegaciones interesadas podnin consul tar en la Secretaria de la OMC cl 
texto en su idioma original. IP!N!! nOR/ell! Add.2 
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Law No. (29) for The Year 1999 
The Law Amending the Copyright Protection Law 
ARTiCLE (1) 
This Law shall be known as " The Law Amending The Copyright Protection 
Law For The Year 1999", and shall be read in conjunction with the Law No. 
(22) For The Year 1992 and its amendments, referred to hereinafter as the 
Original Law, as one law. This Law shall come into force thirty days after the 
date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 
ARTICLE (2) 
Subparagraph (8) of Paragraph (8) of Article (3) of the Original Law shall be 
repealed and replaced with the following text: 
8) Computer software, whether in source or object code. 
ARTICLE (3} 
Article (11) of the Original Law shall be repealed and replaced with the 
following text 
Article (11) 
Notwithstanding what is stated in Article (9) of this Law: 
A) Any Jordanian Citizen, shaH have the right to obtain from the Minister, or 
any deputy thereof, a non-exclusive and non-transferable license, to 
translate into the Arabic language, any foreign work, published in a 
printed form or any other form, and to publish such translation in a 
printed form or any other similar form, if three years have elapsed since 
the first publication of the work, and that the owner of the right of 
translation did not publish in Jordan, or with his authorization, any 
translation of the work in Arabic, or if all the editions of the Arabic 
translation are out of print. 
B) Any Jordanian Citizen, shall have the right to obtain from the Minister, or 
any deputy thereof, a non-exclusive and non-transferable license, to 
reproduce and publish any of the published works, according to the 
following conditions: 
1) The lapse of three years from the date of the first 
publication of any printed work relating to technology, 
natural or physical sciences, or mathematics, or the lapse of 
seven years from the date of the first pubtication of any work 
of poetry, drama, music, art books and novels, or the lapse 
of five years from the date of the first publication of other 
types of printed works. rPfN/WOR/ell! Add.2 
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2) Copies of such works have not been distributed in the 
Kingdom, by the owner of the right of reproduction, or with 
his authorization, to meet the genera! public demand, or for 
school or university education, at a price related to that 
normally charged in the Kingdom for comparable works. 
3) Copies published in accordance with this Subparagraph 
are sold at that, or lower price as stated in Subparagraph (2) 
of this Paragraph. 
C) The licenses for translation provided for in Paragraph (A) of this Article 
shall be granted only for school or university education, or for research 
purposes. As for the licenses for reproduction provided for in Paragraph 
(8) of this Article, it shall be granted only for school or university 
education. 
D) Where licenses for translation or reproduction are issued, the author 
of the original work which had been translated or reproduced shaii'be 
entitled to receive a just compensation that is consistent with the 
standard royalties normally applicable to voluntary license agreements 
between persons in the Kingdom and persons in the author's country. 
E) Conditions and procedures for granting licenses provided for in this 
Article shall be determined in a Regulation issued for this purpose. 
ART!CLE (4) 
Paragraphs (A) and (8) of Article (17) of the Original Law shall be repealed 
and replaced with the following: 
A) Presenting, displaying, reciting, acting or playing the work of 
art, if it occurs in a private family gathering or at an educational, 
cultural or social institution as an illustration for educational 
purposes, the national musical bands may play musical works, 
provided that all this does not yield any financial returns and 
that the source and name of the author is cited if mentioned 
thereto. 
8) Making use of the work for private personal use, by making one 
copy of the work by reprodUCing, recording, photocopying, 
translating or musical distributing, provided that this does not 
conflict with the normal exploitation of the work, and does not 
cause unjustified damage to the legitimate interests of the right 
holder. 
ARTICLE (5) 
Article (20) of the Original Law shall be amended by adding the following 
phrase to the end of it: ' 
"And that such does not conflict with the normal exploitation of the work H. IPlNllIJORICIU Add.2 
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ARTICLE (6) 
Article (23) of the Original Law shall be amended as follows: 
First: Subparagraph (2) of Paragraph (A) shall be repealed and replaced with 
the following text: 
2) The Radio and Te!evision Broadcasting Corporatlon or the copyright 
holder shall have the right to prevent others from fixing unfixed 
broadcast programs or reproducing any fixation thereof, or 
broadcasting the same wlrelessly, or broadcasting the same to the 
public by television broadcast, without obtaining the approval from 
such Corporation or the right holder. 
Second: Paragraph (8) of the same Article shall be repealed and replaced 
with the following text: i' 
B) The producers of phonograms or their successors in title, or any 
other legal right holder in phonograms, shall have the right to 
authorize, or to prevent, direct or indirect reproduction of their 
phonograms, or the commercia! rental of originals or copies of the 
same to others. 
ARTICLE (7} . 
Article (27) 9f the Original Law shall be amended by adding the fat/owing 
phrase to the end of it: 
"Provided that the publishing or republishing is in the public interest". 
ARTiCLE (8) 
Article (29) of the Original Law shall be amended by repealing the following 
phrase (The original musical manuscripts) and replacing it with: (the original 
musical or literary manuscripts or his heirs). 
ARTiCLE (9) 
Article (30) of the Original Law shall be amended by adding the following 
phrase at the end of it: 
" For purposes of calculating the term of protection, the date of death shaH be 
deemed to occur on the first day of January of the calendar Gregorian year 
following the author's actual date of death." 
ARTICLE (10) 
Article (31) of the Original Law shall be amended by repealing its lntroduction 
and Paragraph (A), and replacing it with the following: IPlNllIJORlC/l/ Adcl.2 
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"The term of protection for works shall be valid for fifty years as of the date of 
publication, provided that the term of protection shall be deemed to begin 
on the first of January of the calendar Gregorian year following the actual 
date of publication: 
A) Cinematographic and television works. However, where such works 
are not published with the authorization of the right holder within fifty 
years of its completion, the term of protection shall run from the date of 
the completion of the work, which shall be deemed to occur on the first 
of January of the calendar Gregorian year in which the work was 
actually completed." 
ARTICLE (11) 
Article (32) of the Original Law shall be repealed and replaced with the 
following text: 
"The term of protection for the following works shall be valid for twenty-five 
years as of the date of its completion, which shall be deemed to occur on 
the first of January of the calendar Gregorian year, in which the work was 
actually completed: 
A) Photographic works. 
B} Works of applied arts." 
ARTICLE {12} 
Article (46) of the Original Law shall be repealed and replaced with the 
following text 
A) The Court may, upon a petition by the right holder, or any heirs thereof, 
or successors in title, take any of the following measures, with respect 
to any work in which the copyright or any of the rights stated in Article 
(23) of this law have been infringed, provided that the petition contains 
a detailed and comprehensive description of the work: 
1. Cease the infringement upon a work or any part thereof. 
2. Seize the work, its copies and photocopies thereof, as well as the 
materials used in reproducing, provided that such are not useful for 
any other purpose. 
3. Impound the revenues derived from exploiting a work that has 
been published through public performance. 
B) The petition may be fried before, upon, or after filing the lawsuit. 
C) Upon proving that the petitioner is the right holder and that his rights 
had been infringed upon or that such infringement is imminent, the 
Court may take any of the measures provided for in Paragraph (A) of IPIN/li JORJC! I! Add.2 
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this Article on a provisional basis to prevent the act of infringement from 
occurring, or to preserve evidence relevant to the act of infringement. 
D) In cases where any delay is likely to cause irreparable harm to the right 
holder, or where there is a demonstrable risk of evidence related to the 
infringement being disappeared, the Court may take any of the 
measures provided for in Paragraph (A) of this Article on a provisional 
basis without notifying the defendant, and in his absence thereof. The 
damaged parties shall be notified of the measures taken by the Court as 
soon as the measure [s executed. The defendant shaH have the right to 
request a hearing within a reasonable period of time after he is notified 
of the measures taken. At the hearing, the Court shall decide whether 
the provisional measure shall be confirmed, mOdified, or revoked. 
E) A petition for provisional measures under Paragraphs (C ) and (D) of 
this Article shaH be filed together with a monetary guaranty sufflc(f::nt to 
prevent arbitrary capricious, and to guarantee any damages sustained 
by the defendant if the petitioner is not justified in his lawsuit. 
F) Provisional measures taken before filing the lawsuit in accordance with 
Paragraphs (C ) and (0) of this Article, shall be nullified upon the 
defendant's request if the lawsuit is not filed within eight days as of the 
Court's decision to take provisional measures. 
G) Where the provisional measures under Paragraphs (C ) and (0) of this 
Article are revoked due to the lapse of the period of filing the lawsuit or 
due to any act of omission by the plaintiff, or where it is subsequently 
found that there has been no infringement or threat of infringement, the 
Court may upon request of the defendant, order appropriate 
compensation for the defendant, for any injury caused by such 
measures. 
H) The Court may order the petitioner who abused any measures under 
this Article to pay an adequate compensation for the damages to any 
party subject to such abuse. 
ARTICLE (13} 
Paragraph (A) of Article (47) of the Original law shall be amended by 
repealing the phrase: 
" Provided that such is not useful for any other use", 
ARTICLE (14) 
Article (53) of the Original law shall be repealed and replaced with the 
fonowing text 
A) The provisions of this law shall apply to the works of Jordanian and 
non-Jordanian authors, publ~shed or unpublished, which exist in any of 
the objective forms provided for in Article (3) Paragraph (8) within the IP/NI1IJOR/CI 11 Add.2 
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Kingdom, and to the works of Jordanian authors, published or 
unpublished, which exist in any of the objective forms provided for in 
Article (3) Paragraph (8) outside the Kingdom. 
8) Subject to the provisions of International Agreements relating to the 
protection of copyright, in case where such provisions are not 
applicable, reciprocal treatment shall be taken into account. The 
provisions of this Law shall apply to the works of foreign authors, 
published or unpublished, which exist in any of the objective forms 
provided for in Article (3) Paragraph (8) outside the Kingdom. 
C) For purposes of implementing the provisions of this Article, authors 
who are habitual residents in any of the member countries of 
International Agreements on the Protection of Copyrights, to which 
Jordan is a member, shall be accorded the treatment of the Kingdom's 
nationals, even if they are not nationals. The provisions of this ~rticle 
shall also apply to the right holders stated in Article (23) of this Law.