论《著作权法》对“网播”的规制

On the Regulation of the“Webcasting”in Copyright Law

“网播”不是“网络传播”的缩略语,也不包括“网络转播”,而是指通过网络实施的初始非交互式传播。修改前的《著作权法》对广播权的定义移植自《伯尔尼公约》的规定,不能规制“网播”,当时只能对“网播”适用“兜底权利”。《著作权法》修改后,广播权被改造为涵盖以任何技术手段进行非交互式传播的专有权利,可以规制“网播”。其规制范围不限于传播作品创作完成时的原始形态,还包括传播作品的表演和表演的录制品。

"Webcast"is not the abbreviation of"network communication",nor does it include"real-time re-transmission by network",but refers to the initial non-interactive communication implemented through the network.The definition of broadcasting right in Copyright Law before the third amendment basically transplanted the provisions of the Berne Convention and could not regulate"webcasting".At that time,it could only apply"catch-all right"to"webcasting".After the amendment of Copyright Law,the broadcasting right has been transformed to cover non-interactive communication by any technical means,including the"webcasting".The scope of its regulation is not limited to the communication of the original form of a work when it is created,but also includes the communication of the performance of the works and of the recording of the performance.