民间文学艺术作品的保护原则探析

Study on Protection Principle of Folklore Works

民间文学艺术是中华民族文化艺术的瑰宝,民间文学艺术作品保护长期缺乏明确的法律依据。2014年9月国家版权局公布了《民间文学艺术作品著作权保护条例》(征求意见稿),对于民间文学艺术作品的保护具有重大意义。由于该条例缺少保护原则,使民间文学艺术作品保护的立法缺乏基本精神和指导思想。民间文学艺术作品不同于一般作品,著作权法的基本原则不能满足保护民间文学艺术作品的需要。因此,应根据民间文学艺术作品的特点和现实需求,制定事先知情同意、共同商定和惠益分享的原则,更好地保护民间文学艺术作品。

Folklore is the treasure of Chinese national culture and art, but the works of folklore lack legal protection in a very long time. The draft of ＂Regulation for protection on Expressions of folklore copyright＂ which is published by the National Copyright Administration is significant to the protection on expressions of folklore copyright. Due to the lack of basic principles, it will lost the basic spirit and guiding ideology .The expressions of folklore is unlike generally works, the legislation principle of ＂copyright law＂ cannot satisfy the need of protection on expressions of folklore. Therefore, according to the characteristics of expressions of folklore, it is necessary to formulate basic principles which can realize prior informed consent, mutually agreed and benefit sharin~ and ~rovide legal safeguard for protecting expressions of folklore.