Copyright and Contract Law: Implications on the Functioning of Libraries

Abstract

The main objectives of copyright legislation and libraries are to protect the rights of creators of information as well as protect the rights of general public to use that information. The success of present information exchange model depends on the mutual respect and cooperation between copyright law legislations and social institutions like libraries. In the present paper the attempt has been made to highlight the various provisions of copyright law and law of contract which enable the institutions like libraries to work for the benefits of institution and readers at large.