网络著作权侵权主体——“网络服务提供者”之解读

Analysis of "internet service provider" starting from net copyright infringement subjects

"网络服务提供者"是对提供各种网络服务的主体的统称,其内涵过于宽泛不适宜用于法律条文。"网络服务提供者"固有多种分类,但就网络著作权侵权主体而言,仅对其服务性质具有侵权可能性的网络主体分类足矣,故"网络服务提供者"可分为网络硬件服务提供者和网络软件服务提供者。前者包括网络接入服务提供者和网络信息存储空间提供者,后者包括网络内容提供者和网络技术服务提供者(此处仅指软件方面的技术)。

Internet service provider （ISP） is a general term used to refer to the entities that provide all kinds of internet services, which is too wide to be used in legal provisions. Although there are different kinds of internet service provider, it is sufficient to classify potential infringement entities in terms of online copyright infringement subjects. Therefore, internet service provider falls into two categories： internet hardware service provider and internet software service provider, with the former including interrier access service provider and internet storage provider and the latter including internet content provider and internet technical support provider （software technology only）.