被告席上的反思:我国公共图书馆著作权侵权防范研究--基于1856份裁判文书的实证分析

Reflection in the Dock:Study on Prevention of Copyright Infringement in China’s Public Libraries--Empirical Analysis Based on 1856 Judgements

基于公共图书馆的自身属性,其应成为著作权保护的带头践行者。但通过登录中国裁判文书网查证得知,2014年以来,公共图书馆因侵害他人著作权的各类案件高达1856件,频频坐上"被告席"已是不争的事实。我国公共图书馆著作权侵权发生的缘由主要在于:公共图书馆缺乏著作权相关法律法规的熟悉掌握,对侵害他人著作权负面影响认识不足,因其他主体侵权而作为共同被告连带承担责任等。未来,应通过优化完善《公共图书馆法》及《著作权法》,健全公共图书馆著作权案件败诉责任追究机制,加强公共图书馆行业内部自律自管作用机制发挥,提升公共图书馆著作权意识与专业人士辅助相结合等路径来予以防范该类案件的发生。

Based on the own attributes,public libraries should be the leading practitioners of copyright protection.However,we learned from China Judgements Online that there were as many as 1856 cases of copyright infringement in public libraries since 2014 which sent public libraries to the dock.The causes of copyright infringement of public libraries in China mainly lie in the following aspects:public libraries are not familiar with the relevant laws and regulations of copyright,lack of awareness of the negative impact of copyright infringement,and undertake joint liability as a co-defendant due to infringement by other subjects.The prevention of such cases should be realized by optimizing the Public Library Law and the Copyright Law,improving the accountability mechanism for public library copyright cases;strengthening the self-discipline and self-management mechanism within the public libraries;and combining the awareness of copyright with the assistance of professionals.