Limitations and exceptions to copyright and related rights is an issue included in the agenda of the WIPO Standing Committee for Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The discussion has recently been focused mainly on three groups of beneficiaries or activities – on libraries and archives, on education and research activities, and on persons with disabilities.
A remarkable result of these discussions was the adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled in 2013.
During recent years WIPO has also prepared or commissioned a number of studies mapping different limitations and exceptions in many different countries. These studies were presented to member states during various sessions of the SCCR.
Documents
- Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Museums
prepared in 2015 by Jean-François Canat and Lucie Guibault, in collaboration with Elisabeth Logeais - Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives: Updated and Revised
prepared in 2015 by Kenneth Crews - Study on Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
prepared in 2014 by Kenneth Crews
Presentation of the Study
- Summary of the Marrakesh Treaty and the Contracting Parties
- Questionnaire on Limitations and Exceptions
- Study on the Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright and Related Rights for the Purposes of Educational and Research Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
prepared in 2009 by Juan Carlos Monroy
Presentation of the Study
- Study on Limitations and Exceptions for Copyright and Related Rights for Teaching in Africa
prepared in 2009 by Joseph Fometeu - Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Copyright for Educational Purposes in the Arab Countries
prepared in 2009 by Victor Nabhan - Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Benefit of Educational Activities for Asia and Australia
prepared in 2009 by Daniel Seng
Presentation of the Study
- Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Educational Activities in North America, Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and Israel
prepared by Raquel Xalabarder
Presentation of the Study - Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions Libraries and Archives
prepared by Kenneth Crews
Presentation of the Study - Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Visually Impaired
prepared in 2006 by Judith Sullivan
Presentation of the Study - Study on Automated Rights Management Systems and Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
prepared in 2006 by Nic Garnett
Presentation of the Study
- Study on Limitations and Exceptions of Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Environment
prepared in 2003 by Sam Ricketson
Presentation of the Study: - Exceptions and Limits to Copyright and Neighboring Rights
prepared in 1999 by Pierre Sirinelli
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