Summary
Copyright protection in Syria is governed by Law No. 12 of 2001. The Syrian Copyright Protection Department (CPD) started entertaining copyright applications in Syria, but the governmental fees will be paid later on, once specified.
The present copyright applications filed in Syria are held in abeyant, since a new copyright and related rights law has been drafted to replace the existing law, but it has not been passed yet.
Syria is a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.