Technology development impact on libraries and copyright: conflict resolution and balance search

Technology development impact on libraries and copyright: conflict resolution and search for balance. The aim of this master's thesis is to reveal the copyright issues for libraries in the digital age and to evaluate ways of solving them both in a national and international context. The first part of the thesis highlights the main features of technology development in libraries, especially aspects of digitization and distribution of copies to users, examines conflicts of interest between readers and publishers, and assesses the relationship between new library services and current legal regulations. The second part of the thesis analyses copyright exceptions on the use of works in libraries - the use of works for research or personal study and the reproduction of works for the purpose of preservation and reproduction. In order to evaluate the regulatory flexibility of these exceptions, their application in the international context is discussed, and national regulations are compared with those of selected foreign countries - France, Germany, Canada, and the United States. The third part of the thesis reveals the peculiarities of copyright exceptions on visually impaired persons and orphan works. It analyses the main aspects of the Marrakesh Treaty and its implementation in EU and national law, as well as the implementation of the Orphan Works Directive and its implications for libraries. Based on the conducted analysis, the work arrives to the conclusion that current copyright regulation is too inert, preventing libraries from effectively performing their functions in the digital environment. It is noted that the existing exceptions to copyright applicable to libraries are not sufficient to reach a balance between right holders, libraries and the public; it is necessary to consolidate the legislative provisions on digitization of works and the related copyright aspects in the light of advances in information technology