Limitations and exceptions to copyright relate to a number of important considerations such as market failure, freedom of speech,[1] education and equality of access (such as by the visually impaired).
[3] The European People's Party concluded that international instruments for the protection of copyright no longer seem capable of guaranteeing creators and investors a fair return on their activities while ensuring the public's access to information and respect for privacy.
The lack of flexibility within the current European exceptions regime also prevents us from adapting to a constantly changing technological environment."
[5] Coordinator of this project runs a Brussels-based public affairs & government relations firm specialised in the online environment, that mainly mentions Industry (a.o.
[9] In April 1995, the US published "Antitrust Guidelines for the licensing of Intellectual Property" which apply to patents, copyright, and trade secrets.
On the other hand, there are very few requirements in international copyright treaties placed on national governments to provide any exemptions from exclusive rights.
Because of the lack of balance in international treaties in October 2004, WIPO agreed to adopt a significant proposal offered by Argentina and Brazil, the "Proposal for the Establishment of a Development Agenda for WIPO" also known simply as the "Development Agenda" - from the Geneva Declaration on the Future of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
In addition copyright can only protect the artist's expression of his/her work and not the ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed in it.
[17] Fast fashion brands may reproduce clothing designs from smaller companies without violating copyright protections.