Web2.0及数字媒体时代混音音乐的合法性及许可模式探讨

The Legality & Licensing System of Music Mash-ups in the Web2.0 Digital Remix Era

Web2.0网络时代的到来以及数字媒体技术的迅速发展,使传统著作权领域"著作权人与消费者分离"的只读文化,转型为"著作权人与消费者结合"的读写文化,混音创作由此诞生并开始盛行。然而作为全新的创作形式,混音作品尚处在著作权法的灰色地带。因此,借鉴美国相关判例及研究,探讨我国著作权法制度下混音作品的合法性、各类许可机制的有效性以及侵权例外抗辩规则的适用性。探索平衡混音创作人与原作著作权人的权益的最佳路径,使著作权法与技术更新相适应。

In the age of Web2.0 where the digital media is changing rapidly, the traditional read-only culture which separates the copyright holders and consumers has been transformed to the read ＆ write culture which combines the two. This revolution has resulted in an explosion in the production of remix works. However, as the new form of musical creativity, the remix work especially the music mash-ups still remains in the margin of Copyright Law. Thus, this article will analyze the legality of music mash-ups, the feasibility of various licensing mechanisms and the applicability of infringement exception rules based on the American legal cases and researches, in order to find out optimal way to balance the rights and interests between music mash-ups creators and copyright holders as well as to fix the current Chinese Copyright Law be better suited to the digital remix era.