网络游戏画面的作品属性及其保护

Attribute of Online Game Screen and its Protection

对于网络游戏画面是否为作品、网络游戏是何种作品、未经许可的游戏直播是否侵权及侵犯了何种权利,实务界和学界都有争议。在确定游戏画面作品性时,不能片面考虑游戏竞技性,应从游戏整体出发。网络游戏属于计算机软件作品,游戏画面只是游戏软件运行的结果,因此采取一元论即依托计算机软件作品对游戏画面进行保护。游戏著作权人对游戏画面享有排他权,游戏直播是对游戏画面的无形再现利用。当前,可以以著作权法规定的“应当由著作权人享有的其他权利”条款作为制止未经同意直播游戏画面行为的请求权基础。

There is a dispute in the practical and academic circles about whether the online game screen is a work,what kind of work the online game is,whether the unauthorized live game is infringing and what kind of rights are infringed.In determining the game screen works,can not consider the competitive nature of the game,should start from the game as a whole.Online games belong to computer software works,game screen is only the result of the operation of game software, so take a monism that relies on computer software works to protect the game screen. Game copyright people enjoy exclusive rights to game screen, game live is the use of the game screen invisible reproduction. At present, the provisions of the copyright law on "other rights that should be enjoyed by the copyright owner" may be used as the basis for the right to stop the act of live streaming the game without consent.