技术变革中出版者权制度的国际发展与经验借鉴

The Technological Evolution and Legal Structure of Copyright for Publishers:Global Development and Experience

最早设立出版者权的英联邦国家的版权法,以保护图书出版者在制作版本上的投资为目标。随着制版技术的发展,该权利的效力经历了从扩张到式微的转变。以保护出版者在制版上的投资为逻辑起点,出版者权应为图书、报刊出版者专有复制、发行以及通过信息网络传播版本的权利。进入21世纪,媒介融合纵深发展,新闻产品成为出版者与市场竞争主体利益争夺的焦点,欧陆国家因此设立了保护新闻产品的报刊出版者权。由于我国暂不存在该类利益纠纷,且没有有效的立法例可资借鉴,故暂不设立报刊出版者权为宜。

From the perspective of comparative law,the British Commonwealth countries are the first to establish copyright for publishers,which aims to protect the investment of book publishers in the production of editions.With the development of platemaking technology,the effectiveness of this right has undergone a change from expansion to decline.The logical starting point of copyright for publishers is to protect the investment of publishers in platemaking.Therefore,the rights should be the exclusive rights of books,newspapers and periodicals publishers to reproduce,distribute and disseminate editions through information networks.However,with the in-depth development of media convergence,news products have become the focus of interest competition between publishers and market competitors.Therefore,Continental European countries have established the right for publishers to protect news products.Since there is no such interest disputes and no effective legislation for reference,it is advisable not to establish the copyright for newspaper and periodical publishers in our country.