数字版权管理措施的法律地位与限度

The Legal Status and Limitation of Digital Rights Management

数字版权管理措施是随着技术发展出现的保护数字作品著作权人自身权益的有效途径,其本质是民法上自力救济措施在新技术条件下的体现,具有权利公示方式与权利保护措施两方面的作用。但数字版权管理措施存在着可能侵害用户信息安全和隐私权、与合理使用制度相冲突的不足,建议通过立法明确数字版权管理措施的合法地位,以及可以采取的形式、范围与限度,完善相关法律责任的规定,达到著作权人与用户的利益平衡。

Digital rights management is an effective protecting approach for the copyright owners brought by the technology development.The essence of DRM is a self-relief measure of civil law under new technological conditions,which could publicize copyrights and protect them.However,DRM has the defections which may invade customers＇ information safety and privacy,at the same time conflict with copyright limitation system, too.In order to reach the balance between copyrights owners＇ and customers＇ interests,it was suggested to clarify the DRM＇s legitimate status,its applicable form,scope and boundary,and to perfect related legal responsibilities regulations through legislation.