[Ratnaria Wahid & Ida Madieha Abdul Ghani AzmiAbstract] While education is considered a basic human right, the copyright system seems to hamper public access to information and knowledge. This is especially so when information that largely comes from developed countries are used as commodities that have to be bought by developing countries. This paper compares the international and national laws in Malaysia, United Kingdom and Australia on the copyright exceptions to materials used for teaching purposes.