论数字时代的美术作品原件--基于展览权的视角

On the Original Copy of Art Works in the Digital Age from the Perspective of the Display Right

美术作品原件是我国著作权法上展览权的核心概念,然而却未得到应有的关注。面对新技术、新业态提出的新挑战,无论是传统美术作品还是数字化美术作品,都存在着如何理解和认定美术作品原件的困惑。对此,有必要突破著作权法上关于美术作品必有原件、美术作品原件唯一和美术作品原件必为实体等传统认识,顺应技术发展的要求,紧紧抓住可展览性和不可替代性两个关键特征来构建美术作品原件的概念,并创建认定美术作品原件的一般规则。对于数字化美术作品,在满足“间接”可展览性的前提下,可以借助NFT技术将数字化美术作品完成时所形成的电子文档认定为作品原件。

The original copy of art works is the core concept of the display right in China’s Copyright Law, but it has not received due attention.Facing the new challenges posed by new technologies and new business forms, regardless of traditional art works or digital art works, there is a confusion about how to understand the original copy of art works and how to identify the original copy of art works.In this regard, it is necessary to break through the traditional understanding in Copyright Law that art works must have the original copies, that the original copies of art works must be unique and that the original copies must be entities.Complying with the requirements of technological development, we should firmly grasp the two key characteristics of exhibitability and irreplaceable to construct the concept of the original copy of art works and create the general rules for identifying the original copy of art works.For digital art works, on the premise of meeting the“indirect” exhibitability, the electronic documents formed when the digital art works are completed can be recognized as the original copies with the help of NFT technology.