IPA-EPF : On Copyright Exceptions in Education

IPA-EPF Position Paper: 4 On Copyright Exceptions in Education 1. Summary The fundamental objective of a progressive copyright policy must be to support sustainable, high-quality educational content, which is sourced locally and is adapted to fit a strong national or regional curriculum. Educational exceptions pre-suppose educational publishers as the primary source of highquality educational content. Appropriate, fair and balanced exceptions and limitations to copyright for specific educational purposes can be a valid part of national copyright law. Their extent and exact delimitation will vary widely at national level and depend on a number of social, legal and economic factors which necessarily reflect local circumstances. International harmonisation is harmful precisely because it would flatten and distort these local factors.