浅析我国网络服务商的避风港规则

Analysis of the Safe Haven Rules of the Internet Service Providers

避风港规则作为网络服务商侵权责任的免责条款,在平衡网络服务商与版权人的利益方面发挥着重要作用,但在司法实践中却存在诸如如何正确理解避风港规则的法律性质,如何区分避风港规则中的"明知"或"应知",网络服务商是否具有主动审查义务以及如何理解通知删除程序等法律问题。文章拟借助法律规范的诠释和司法适用的审视,对上述问题进行剖析。

As the exemption clauses of the tort liability of the network service providers, the safe haven rules play an important role in balancing the interests of network service providers and copyright owners, . However, in judicial practice, there exists the legal issues such as how to correctly understand the legal nature of the rules, how to distinguish the ＂knowing＂ or ＂should know＂ of the safe haven rules, whether internet service providers have the obligations of review, and how to understand the notification of removal of programs. This paper will analyze these issues with the aid of the interpretation of legal norms and judicial review application.