Аннотация
A thorough revision of copyright law is extremely necessary due to a significant increase in the material value of literary and artistic property, as well as serious problems with its protection. The copyright statute encompasses three main copyright policies: copyright must encourage learning to avoid copyright censorship; copyright must protect and expand the public domain; and copyright is to provide public access to copyrighted materials.The main purpose of this article is to study the development of copyright law, the general principles of this topic and the analysis of the sources of copyright law.Currently, digital technologies with their potential for mass dissemination of information have become a catalyst for such profound social changes that it is time to rethink the basics of copyright law as intangible property rights, its evolution and scope, exceptions and limitations, taking into account the modern needs of technological innovation, progress and revolution. Librarians, as information professionals, also have their rights and responsibilities in relation to copyright. The article attempts to study the historical development of the copyright law, as a process of unification and harmonization and its application in the library sphere, the rights and obligations of librarians, as well as restrictions and protection of copyrights.