对计算机程序保护中“同一作品”原则的质疑--兼评《著作权法(修订草案送审稿)》第5条第15项

A Challenge to Computer Program “Same Work” Protection Doctrine:With Comment on Article 5,Section 15 of the Copyright Law Revised Draft for Review

将计算机程序纳入著作权保护范围是世界通行做法,我国也不例外。计算机程序包含源程序和目标程序,我国《计算机软件保护条例》和《著作权法(修订草案送审稿)》将二者作为"同一作品"进行保护。但源程序为目标程序之"源",二者虽有较强的技术关联性,在很多方面仍存在较大的差异,"同一作品"保护模式并不能给权利人带来恰当的法律保护。因此,从源程序的特殊属性和我国软件技术发展的现实出发,建议摒弃"同一作品"模式而采分别保护模式,即对目标程序适用著作权保护,对源程序采商业秘密保护为主、著作权保护为辅的模式。

It is common practice in the world to include computer program in the scope of copyright. China is no exception for the source program and object program are protected as 'a same work' in 'Regulation on the Protection of Computer Software' and 'Copyright Law(revised draft manuscript)'. However, the source program is the origin of the object program and has strong technical association with the latter, but it still differs from the latter greatly in many aspects. The mode of protecting them as a same work cannot protect the privilege of holders appropriately. Therefore, considering the special attributes of source program and the reality of the software technology development in China, it is suggested that source program and object program should be protected differently, the object program should be protected by copyright as well as the source program should be protected by trade secret law mainly and copyright law secondarily.