开源项目中贡献者请求权研究

On Contributor's Claim Right in Open Source Projects

开源项目的商业化已经趋于成熟,贡献者的经济利益日益重要。根据贡献形式、贡献程度、贡献使用条件的不同,开源项目的贡献者形成了较为复杂的请求权体系。开源项目贡献者的合同请求权与著作权请求权是最常见的核心请求权,涉及众多贡献者与著作权归属、开源软件作品性质与贡献者权利范围、违反许可证的违约责任与损害赔偿计算、违反闭源保密协议进行开源的责任认定、免费定价是否构成低价竞争等问题的讨论。开源项目贡献者可能存在权利滥用情形,开源项目不是简单的免费或者收费模式,而是更加复杂的授权与商业模式,需要公平有效的司法裁判规则。

The commercialization of open source projects has matured,with the economic interests of contributors becoming increasingly important.Based on the different contribution forms,degrees,and use conditions,a relatively complicated system of claims have been formed among the contributors of open source projects.The contractual claim and copyright claim of open-source project contributors are the most common rights.They involve the discussions on numerous issues such as the attribution of copyright,the nature of open source software works and the scope of contributor rights,the calculation of damages and liability for breach of license,the determination of liability for open sourcing in violation of closed source confidentiality agreements,and whether free pricing constitutes unfair competition.There are potential situations where rights abused among open-source project contributors.Open source projects are not simply about being free or charged;they involve more complicated licensing and business models that require fair and effective judicial rules.