Limitations and Exceptions to Copyright and Neighbouring Rights in the Digital Environment: An International Library Perspective

Abstract

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions represents the interests of libraries and information services as well as the users of such services worldwide. Libraries are major purchasers of information in print, analogue and digital formats and wish to ensure lawful, equitable access to knowledge contained in such works.

IFLA believes that the economic rights of information providers must be balanced with society’s need to gain access to knowledge and that libraries play a pivotal role in this balance.