ABSTRACT: This research addresses the complex relationship between copyright protection and the guarantee of academic freedom in scientific research, a topic of great legal, social and epistemological relevance. It is contextualized in the need to harmonize these rights in the face of rapid technological transformations and the growing global scientific production, highlighting the regulatory and normative challenges. The problem lies in the tension between the legal protection of authors and the freedom of access and production of knowledge, which demands balanced and inclusive solutions. The general objective was to critically analyze this relationship, proposing an epistemological and methodological model to promote justice and innovation in scientific research. To this end, the Giftedean neoperspectivist paradigm was adopted, which prioritizes the coexistence of absolute and relative truths, self-management and epistemological humility, in addition to the theories of copyright, academic freedom and comparative law. The hypothetical-deductive method and a rigorous narrative bibliographic and documentary review were used, with consultation of the Scopus, Web of Science, SciELO and PubMed databases, using descriptors such as “intellectual protection”, “access to knowledge” and “scientific rights”, resulting in 45 analyzed works. The main findings highlight the importance of flexible and inclusive theoretical models to overcome normative conflicts. It is concluded that the theoretical triangulation adopted contributes to academic and social advances, although there is still a need for greater legislative updating and empirical studies. The limitations involve the epistemological approach and the scarcity of practical data. The research contributes theoretically, methodologically and empirically, adding value to Science, postgraduate studies and society.
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