Objectives and Principles for an Instrument on Limitations and Exceptions: Relevant Excerpts and Proposals

The Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) has been mandated by the 2012 General Assembly to work toward “an appropriate international legal instrument or instruments (whether through model law, joint recommendation, treaty, and/or other forms)”. In SCCR 43, the Committee adopted a Work Program (SCCR/43/8) to draft “objectives, principles, and options” for potential instruments. With the goal of facilitating the discussion within the Committee and the design of principles and objectives, our research team systematically gathered and organized relevant excerpts from a variety of sources including existing treaties, laws, SCCR documents, academic contributions, and civil society proposals. This document presents a collection of relevant excerpts aimed at supporting the drafting of principles and objectives for an instrument on Limitations and Exceptions (L&E), and address areas such as educational uses, preservation activities, research facilitation, technological measures, orphan works, cross-border cooperation, and rights for persons with disabilities.