For the more developed nations, it is big business, especially now in the information revolution. However, copyright was designed to encourage the creation of ideas, and such creative works should contribute to the culture of a nation. This is the copyright balance. Advantages - Technology Technology and telecommunications make it possible to search library catalogues and remote databases, request documents and have them delivered direct to one's personal computer to read. Opening of the digital networks has revolutionised information availability, just as canals and roads opened up transport in the industrial revolution, .
Digital technology makes it easier to copy works without loss of quality.
Technology allows wider access, but the copyright barrier must be overcome before we can fulfil this potential. The definition of infringement of copyright, in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, is an act restricted by the copyright in every description of copyright work . Electrocopying is infringment, thus using digital works is not straightforward. Libraries are worried about infringing. Rights owners are worried about misuse of their work, and obtaining a fair return on it.