版权弱司法保护的经济分析——理论解释和实证证据

Economic Analysis of Weak Judicial Protection of Copyright:Theoretical Explanation and Empirical Evidence

通过对2015年法院版权侵权判决书的研究发现,原告得到赔偿金额相对较低,平均约占诉求金额的31.3%,且随着诉求金额的提高,法院判决比不断下降,同时原被告的讨价还价能力对自身诉讼的成败具有较大的影响。版权的特殊性显然是决定性的因素,这些特殊因素决定法院在版权保护上不仅要制裁侵权,更要促进完成版权的交易。权利保护具有针对性,才能够产生有效性。既然版权的司法保护相对较弱,那么就要强化其他权利保护体系的建设才能够提高版权保护水平。

The study of copyright infringement cases in 2015 found that the amount of compensation received by the plaintiff is relatively low,averaging about 31.3%of the claim amount,and that the ratio of judgment declines with the increase of claim amount.In the mean time,the bargaining power of the original defendant has a significant impact on the success of litigation.The particularity of copyright protection is apparently the determining factor for such patterns,which requires the court not only to punish infringement acts,but also to promote the completion of copyright transactions. The finding is thus in line with the legal theory that the protection of rights can only be effective when it is practical.Since judicial protection for copyright is relatively weak,other alternatives for copyright protection should be strengthened so as to promote artistic creation.