although copyright law grants exclusive right for copyright owners,it also provides the exceptions to exclusive right allowing users to access and use copyright works in certain circumstances. in this regard, Walker identifies the role of copyright exceptions in balancing primary justification for granting limited property right in the form of copyright is that such privilege will benefit the society as a whole by promoting innovation and creation. the copyright system. at both international and domestic levels. has therefore sought to strike a balance between maintaining the incentive for creativity by protecting the economic interest of copyright owners and protecting the public interest with regard to access to the materials and information. in this respect, such exceptions to the exclusive right play an important role in protecting the public interest by allowing the public to access or use copyright works in certain circumstances without paying remuneration fees or infringing the exclusive right of the owners. without the copyright exceptions, it would be inconvenient for the users to obtain copyright materials as they would be required to request permission and pay for using materials copyright exceptions help the public to eliminate transaction costs, such as licensing fees or remuneration fees, since when the purpose of such uses falls within the scope of the exceptions, the reproductions can be dome without the payment of royalty fees. the notion of balancing the interest cannot operate in practice without the use of copyright exceptions as a tool for safeguarding public intersts.