Limitations of copyright are part of the German Copyright Act (§ 44ff. UrhG). which contains limitations pertaining to exploitation rights, such as permission of use for reports on current events in the media, the use of works of visual art in schools, private copying, etc.. This is intended to ensure a balance between the interests of an originator, who, as a matter of principle, is granted the exclusive exploitation right/right of use, and the conflicting interests of individual users or the general public.