Creative Commons Virtual Global Summit

The session will focus on copyright limitations and exceptions for libraries, archives, and education in the African region. Libraries rely on exceptions to allow everyday uses of copyright-protected materials, e.g., to provide a researcher with a copy of a journal article, to make an accessible format copy for a blind student, or to make a preservation copy. However, too many countries in Africa have no provisions allowing libraries to carry out even basic activities, and where they do exist, they are often not adapted for the digital age and they do not permit cross-border cooperation.