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Dissemination of knowledge and creativity inducing systems of reward and are often what defines the right to take part in cultural life. The intellectual property system, specifically copyright, often clashes and dances with this prerogative. Is public knowledge really free, or does it necessarily need a mutually exclusive relationship with reward? This paper looks into exhausted examples such as the use of technological protection measures (TPM), where right to take part in cultural life struggles to coexist with the current copyright system. Firstly, it tries to answer how the right to take part in cultural life is affected by intrusive TPM in digital media content and the related impending issues; Then, it establishes the boundaries for Member States to enact TPM legislation, when considering exceptions and limitations and the current EU aqcuis. Finally, it goes into the multiple interests at stake, and how far into them can the EU legislator intervene to promote both copyright claims and cultural rights.