网络服务提供者著作权间接侵权责任研究--以“避风港规则”的适用为视角

Study on the Indirect Liability of Copyright Infringement of Internet Service Provider:From the Perspective of the Application of the Safe Harbor Rules

我国立法将“避风港规则”引入网络服务提供者著作权间接侵权责任制度,并在《民法典》中对其做出了进一步完善。但在我国司法实践中,“避风港规则”的适用仍存在诸多难题,如网络服务提供者在著作权间接侵权案件中的“知道要件”界定不明,合理注意义务标准模糊等。应进一步明晰和细化网络服务提供者著作权间接侵权责任的“知道要件”的认定标准合理界定网络服务提供者的注意义务,科学探寻其主观状态,审慎赋予网络服务提供者责任。

China’s legislation introduced the Safe Harbor Rules of the United States into the network service provider’s copyright indirect tort liability system,and further enhanced it in the Civil Code,but in judicial practice,there are still many difficulties in the application of the Safe Harbor Rules,such as the unclear definition of the“known elements”and the vague standard of the reasonable duty of care.It is essential to further clarify and refine the criteria for determining the“known elements”of the network service provider’s liability for indirect copyright infringement,which involves a reasonable definition of the network service provider’s duty of care,scientific exploration of their subjective states,and prudent investment of network service providers with responsibility.