Currently, the educational exceptions and the approach of the Thai Court fail to provide
adequate protection for the economic interests of copyright owners and ensure a socially
desirable level of creative output in Thailand. As outlined above, this is due to the provisions
allowing reproduction of entire textbooks and multiple reproductions by the students, regardless
of whether such textbooks are obtainable in the marketplace. Furthermore, the scope of the
exceptions under the Thai CA 1994 is unclear, and therefore the copyright law cannot
effectively protect the economic interests of copyright owners in the Thai education sector. If
this approach continues to be adopted, it will reduce the effectiveness of the Thai copyright law.
In order to ensure that the economic interest of copyright owners and the incentive for creativity
will be effectively protected under the Thai CA 1994, the following changes and reforms must
be carried out.