论作品的原创性

On Originality of Works

原创性是作品可版权性的核心要件,其最基本的涵义就是作品来源于作者,而不是抄袭他人作品的结果;原创性并不包含艺术价值和新颖性的要求;个性的存在是原创性的直接证据;在特定作品中,版权法的原创性要求可能与这些作品将要实现的社会价值相冲突,版权法需要作出适当平衡;创作意图的存在与否不应当成为原创性的要件;额头出汗原则不应当成为现代作品获得可版权性的基础;原创性是否包含创造性应当视作品类型的不同而作不同处理。应当将作者导向型分析与作品导向型分析,特征导向型分析与目的导向型分析,定性研究与定量研究结合起来对作品是否具有原创性作出适当的界定。主观性的表达可能受版权法保护,但客观性的事实却不具有可版权性。

Originality is the than copying from another works. core of eopyrigthability which means that the works origins in the author rather Originality dose not means that the work has high artistic values and that the works has the characteristics of novelty. Personality is the direct evidence of originality. About the special works, the requirement of originality may be conflict with the social values of the works. In this instance, copyright act should make some balance. The intention to create should not be the decisive elements of origi- nally. The sweat of the brow principle should not be the justification basis of modern works. It seems that re- quiting all kinds of works have creativity to accord with creativity principle is not proper. The author - based analysis and the works - based analysis, the characteristics - oriented analysis and the end - oriented analysis, the qualitative analysis and the quantitative analysis should be combined to properly defined the copyrightability of the works. Subjective expression may be protected by copyright act, however, the objective facts do not have copyrightability.