软件著作权侵权纠纷中TELNET远程取证问题研究

Judicial Practice on Remote Forensics by Telnet in the Software Copyright Infringement Cases

远程取证是指权利人通过使用Telnet命令远程访问被告服务器,通过相关命令检测远程服务器中是否使用权利人享有著作权的计算机软件。对于Telnet远程取证的法律效力,司法实践中存在两种相反的认识,质疑者认为:虽然Telnet协议可以帮助网络用户实现对特定服务器的远程访问,但具有较强的不确定性,使用Telnet指令所获得的代码与被检测服务器的软件并不具有一一对应性;以此作为侵权证据的证明力较弱,未达到"高度可能性"的证明标准,不足以证明被告服务器事实上存有涉案软件的复制件。支持者认为:原告通过公证的远程取证信息作为侵权初步证据能够证明被告在其服务器上安装使用涉案的计算机软件;在被告没有其它有效反驳证据时,可以认定被告侵犯了原告的计算机软件著作权。解决上述困境的出路在于厘清软件著作权侵权纠纷中远程取证的法律效力,合理确定举证责任的分配和转移。

Remote forensics by using the Telnet command refers remote access the accused server to detect whether the remote server has installed copyrighted software or not. For legal effectiveness of Telnet remote forensics, there are two opposite views in Chinese judicial practice. Those who questioned think that： although Telnet protocol can help network user to log on specific server by remote access, but with strong uncertainty. There is not one - to - one relationship between feedback messages by using Telnet command and software code installed on the server ; Regarding those feedback messages as evidence to prove infringement established is weak force, and not reach ＂ High probability principle ＂ standard; so that is not enough to prove the server actually has a copy of the software involved. Those supporters of remote forensics believe： notarized remote forensics information by plaintiffs as preliminary evidence could prove that the defendant installed and used computer software on their server. If the defendant has no other effective rebuttal evidence, it can be found that the defendant violated the plaintiffs copyright of computer software. Solving the dilemma lies in clarifying the admissibility of remote evidence and its legal effect, determining the distribution and transfer of the burden of proof.