ABSTRACT
Copyright infringement in Thailand isclosely related to inappropriate and vague exception for educational purposes provided for in the Thai Copyright Act (CA) 1994, which makes the law ineffective and fails to adequately protect copyright owners’ exclusive right . The paper recommends that following steps be taken to address these issues: firstly, the educational exception provisions in the Thai CA 1994 should be amended to be more restrictive and limited; and secondly, the establishment of a Copyright Collecting Society (CCS) from abusing its powers in an anti-competitve way. Several lessons drawn from the Thai experience will be outlined as they may be useful for policymakers and researchers in other countries