rian ▁copy right ▁law ▁gr ants ▁copy right ▁protection ▁automatically ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁any ▁formal ities ▁to ▁all ▁literary , ▁scientific , ▁and ▁art istic ▁works ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁the ▁purpose ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁created ▁or ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁it ▁is ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁material ▁form . ▁The ▁law ▁protect s ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁human ▁expression ▁including ▁computer ▁software ▁and ▁databases . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁classic ▁forms ▁of ▁copy right ▁protection , ▁the ▁law ▁also ▁protect s ▁neighbour ing ▁rights ▁such ▁as ▁perform ers ▁rights , ▁audio - visual ▁produ cers ▁rights , ▁and ▁broadcast ing ▁rights . ▁The ▁law ▁also ▁provides ▁a ▁mechanism ▁for ▁comp uls ory ▁lic ens ing ▁and ▁a ▁collect ive ▁rights ▁management . ▁ ▁Ex clus ive ▁rights ▁ ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁copy right ▁law ▁provides ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁moral ▁and ▁economic ▁rights . ▁ ▁Mor al ▁rights ▁ ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁copy right ▁law ▁provides ▁the ▁author ▁with ▁following ▁moral ▁rights : ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁method ▁and ▁timing ▁of ▁this ▁publication . ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁attribute ▁the ▁work ▁to ▁himself , ▁to ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁disc lose ▁his ▁identity , ▁or ▁to ▁use ▁an ▁pseud onym . ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁reject ▁any ▁m util ation ▁or ▁change ▁applied ▁to ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁reject ▁any ▁inter ference ▁with ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁affect s ▁his ▁honour ▁or