Pursuant to this provision, students are allowed to photocopy or reproduce the whole or
part of copyrighted materials for the purposes of research and study which is not for profit, as
long as such reproduction does not conflict with a normal exploitation of the copyright work
and is not unreasonably prejudicial to the legitimate right of the copyright owner. The difficulty
lies in determining the permitted amount of reproduction. Similarly, the exception concerning
teaching and educational institutions does not have a clear limitation as to the quantity allowed
to be reproduced and does not prohibit multiple reproductions of copyrighted materials. No
judicial decision exists by the Thai Court on this matter. The Court implied that there is an
issue relating to the duplicate quantity in Thailand due to the difficulty in determining the
justifiable quantity of reproduction under the exception for research and study. In practice, the
interpretation of these phrases seems to be difficult for both users and the Thai court to
determine on a case-by-case basis. With such an unclear provision, it is extremely hard for
users or even government officers to know how much of a copyrighted work can be legally
reproduced for research and study.