A Comparative Study of Education Exemptions to Copyright in the United States and Europe

This paper is a comparative study of copyright law and how it has been adapted by the United States, the European Union (EU), and selected European nations, including Greece, to address the needs of higher education in the digital age. This qualitative study will focus on how each nation has selected and implemented copyright exceptions for educational use of digital materials in colleges and universities. Pertinent international agreements, legal codes, and philosophical differences between the approaches taken by the United States and Europe will be described. The paper will also propose suggestions for creating more standardised access to educational resources.