Three-Step Copyright Debate
There are a lot of discussions lately regarding the copyright of things on the internet and a recent meeting was held between policymakers and experts in the industry of how a three step test regarding copyright is being utilized today and whether there is a need to refine and change it in the modern era. Right now the current three step test is a set of conditions which suggest the limitations regarding the rights of anyone who holds a copyright to a particular artistic or creative work and the limitations to which other entities might reproduce that work.
The copyright law is filed under a lengthy clause called the “Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works” and suggests that nothing less than official legislation by countries that are a part of the countries that have agreed to the convention can change the definition regarding the copyright issues that surround creative works. The text of the rules suggests that only very special circumstances may permit the reproduction of some works and that most works are not royalty free music or other creative things and that most usages of such works cannot otherwise impact the financial health of the author of the creative endeavor.
There is an interesting argument right now regarding the ability of some entities to “save” creative works by housing them electronically and also create alternative versions that are meant for the visually or audibly impaired such as creating audio books for use by blind people or visual art options for people who can’t hear.
