Seeking the Right Balance

摘要

Writers, musicians, photographers, painters, computer programmers, translators....Without copyrights, none of these occupations could claim remuneration. But because culture must be accessible to the greatest number, UNESCO is engaged in seeking the right balance between the interests of the artist and those of the general public. New techniques of pirating musical recordings or DVDs, however, are threatening this fragile equilibrium. Not only the rich countries have to pay the cost.