屏蔽网站禁令制度的释义与正当性分析——以澳大利亚为例

AN INTERPRETATION AND LEGITIMACY ANALYSIS OF WEBSITE BLOCKING INJUNCTION SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA

屏蔽网站禁令制度是法院经权利人申请,而指令网络服务提供商对涉嫌侵犯版权或帮助侵犯版权的在线地址进行屏蔽,从而实现由源头处对侵权材料的传播进行遏制的制度。屏蔽网站禁令相较于传统的网络版权侵权规制手段,具有即执性、高效性的特点,已成为各国有效打击网络盗版的利器。澳大利亚的屏蔽网站禁令制度设置较晚,但制度框架完备,其通过屏蔽网站禁令制度对近年蔓延全球的机顶盒版权侵权行为实现了良好的规制作用。澳大利亚所规定的屏蔽网站禁令制度的适用条件与适用方式,对我国具有相当的参考借鉴价值。

The website blocking injunction is to instruct the network service provider to block the online address of the alleged copyright infringement by the court according to the right holder’s application,thereby restraining the spread of infringing material from the source.The website blocking injunction system is clarified and then discussed on its necessity,evolution and application.Compared to traditional online copyright infringement regulation,the blocking injunction is instant and efficient,which becomes a powerful tool for countries to effectively fight against online piracy.Australian blocking injunction system is established relatively late,but the system framework is complete.It has achieved good results in regulating the copyright infringement of set-top boxes that have spread around the world in recent years.The applicable conditions and methods of blocking injunction system in Australia are introduced in this article for reference.And the legitimacy of blocking injunction is examined.