美国网络服务商商标协助侵权责任的认定——基于Tiffany公司诉eBay公司案的分析

Assertion of Trademark Assisting Tortious Liability for Network Service Provider in America ——A case analysis based on Tiffany company prosecuting eBay company

Tiffany公司诉eBay公司案中,美国法院判定网络服务商应当承担商标协助侵权责任的基础是其具有合理的获知能力,即已知或应知具体的第三人的侵权行为,而不仅仅是总体获知侵权行为的存在。如果已知或应知第三人的侵权行为而继续为其提供服务则应承担侵权责任,反之则无需承担侵权责任;但如果对第三人的侵权行为有意视而不见,则仍应承担侵权责任。本案判决对美国的网络交易发展产生重要影响。目前我国对于网络服务商的侵权责任认定存在分歧,本案的判决对我国有一定的借鉴意义。

In the case of Tiffany company prosecuting eBay company,The base,in which the court of US judges that the network service provider should undertakes the trademark assisting tortuous liability,has reasonable learning ability,namely it knew or knew more about the infringing act of the third side in detail,and not only there is the infringing act learned in general.If it knew or knew about and continued to provide the service for provider then it should undertake the tortuous liability.Otherwise it is unnecessary to undertake the tortuous liability.But it has a mind to turn a blind eye for the infringing act of the third side then it should still undertake the tortuous liability.The judging of case results in important effects for network trade development of US.At present,there is the difference between tortious liability undertaking in network service provider of our country.This adjudicate has a certain mirror significance for our country.