盗版字典事件:政府部门对版权间接侵权责任的承担——以湖北盗版《新华字典》事件为研究样本

The Event of Pirated Dictionary:the Government Department's Commitment to the Indirect Infringement of Copyright——Take the Event of Pirated Xinhua Dictionary in Hubei as the Studying Sample

轰动一时的盗版《新华字典》事件对现行版权侵权规则提出新挑战。政府部门对执行职务过程中出现的版权侵权行为应否承担责任?国内立法尚无明确细致的规定。在原有的间接侵权理论的基础上,引入"未尽义务致人受损"标准分析此事件,政府部门虽未从侵权中直接受益,但未尽义务致人受损也是承担间接侵权责任的构成要件。该标准有助于规范政府的知识产权利用行为,维护知识产权市场秩序,填补立法中的空白地带。

The sensational incident of pirated Xinhua dictionary proposes a new challenge on the ex- isting rules of the infringement of copyright. Shall the government departments be liable for the in- fringement of copyright during the execution of their duties？ The domestic legislation has no clear and meticulous stipulation. On the basis of the original theory of indirect infringement, the standard of ＂unfinished obligation to cause damage＂ is introduced to analyze this event, although the govern- ment departments did not directly benefit from the infringement, the fact they did cause damage for not fulfilling their obligation is also the element of the indirect tort liability. This standard contrib- utes to regulating the use of intellectual property of the government, protects the order of the intel- lectual property market and fills the gap in the legislation.