中美两国著作权保护法制的差异及原因探析

On the Differences and Causes of Sino-America Copyright Protection Legal System

中美两国著作权保护制度在著作权性质、著作权保护范围、著作权立法的速度、著作权限制、著作权保护水平等方面均有很大的差异。造成这种差异的直接原因是:一、法律体制传统不同;二、著作权制度的历史和立法时间不同;三、对待与著作权相关的国际条约态度不同。同时,中美之间这种差异的形成也有一些间接原因:一、政治制度不同;二、经济发展水平和利益不同;三、社会文化和著作权价值观不同。中美之间只有加强交流,增进了解,才会促进彼此之间的合作,从而促进两国出版事业的发展。

China and the United States copyright protection legal system share significant differences in the nature of copyright, copyright protection and pace of legislation, copyright restrictions, the level of copyright protection, etc. Direct causes for the differences include： first, the different legal system tradition; second, different history and establishing time in copyright legislation; third, different attitudes on copyright-related international treaties. There are also some indirect causes： first, different political systems; second level of economic development and different interests; third, different values on socio-cultural and copyright. China and the United States are able to promote mutual cooperation only by strengthening exchanges, enhance mutual understanding, and facilitate the development of publishing industry of the two countries.