6 2 ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture , ▁through ▁its ▁Copy right ▁Office , ▁is ▁generally ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁propos ing ▁copy right ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Mand ate ▁over ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Leb anon , ▁Dec ree ▁ 2 3 8 5 ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁which ▁Article ▁ 1 4 5 ▁defined ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁literature ▁as ▁intellectual ▁production . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁Arab ▁Society ▁for ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁was ▁founded , ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Arab ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Property ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁" prom oting ▁and ▁developing ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁protection ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ▁world ... ". ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Sy ria ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁alongside ▁nine ▁other ▁Arab ▁states . ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Sy ria ▁has ▁one ▁representative ▁on ▁the ▁Society ' s ▁board . ▁ ▁Sy ria ' s ▁first ▁copy right ▁law ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁This ▁law ▁was ▁repe aled ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁Legisl ative ▁Dec ree ▁No . ▁ 6 2 ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁on ▁Law ▁for ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁Copy right ▁and ▁Ne igh bour ing ▁Rights . ▁ ▁Main ▁features ▁ ▁The ▁Sy