RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION: A STUDY BASED ON CONTEMPORARY CLASHES

Abstract

The imposition of limits on copyright requires weighting between the interests of holders and users, and should aim at the general well-being; it is based on law and maintains the fundamental freedoms, both for authors and users. The research is characterized as a bibliographical and exploratory investigation. It aims to identify how the author can use this protection, maintaining the balance between his rights and the access rights of society, avoiding potential conflicts regarding the exploitation of the work. As results, it was observed that computer resources have provided a significant change in Copyright Law, including the insertion of technological works to the list of protected goods. Administrative and civil sanctions would remove the need of criminal reprimand, leaving the incriminating criminal rule the condition of the last instrument to be used after the occurrence of the unlawful.

Keywords

• direito autoral
• informação
• ambiente digital