美国版权法中合理使用规则新发展及其启示——评“电视眼案”上诉判决

Development of Fair Use Doctrine under U.S. Copyright Law and its Implication

2018年2月27日,美国联邦第二巡回上诉法院对"电视眼案"作出判决,认定被告提供的电视节目观看功能不构成合理使用。该判决是美国司法实践对于合理使用规则的最新重要发展,使版权的保护边界在信息技术日新月异的趋势下得到进一步诠释和明晰。从"电视眼案"可以看出合理使用规则中的一个关键标准,即被控使用行为是否会形成许可市场。该判例对于司法实践中如何认定合理使用具有重要的借鉴意义。

On Feb. 27th, 2018, the second circuit held in Fox News Network, LLC v. TVEyes, Inc., that Watch function of TV programme provided by the defendant does not constitute fair use. This case is an important development of fair use doctrine in the U.S. copyright law, which gives more interpretations for the boundary of copyright in the age of information. A key standard for fair use doctrine from this case can be seen that, whether the use can create licensing market. This case provides great guidance regarding fair use doctrine for judicial practice of China.