我国著作权人修改权的再探索

Re-exploration of copyright owner's modifying right in China

著作权人的修改权在我国著作权法的第三次修改过程中经历了废存之变,反映出否定其独立价值的观点有一定市场。著作权法的定稿虽承认其独立价值,但对该权利定位的解读缺失,也没有具体的行使规则。我国修改权的独立价值,可以从修改权的立法本意和立法宗旨两方面来认识。其权利定位,重在维持“作者意思”与“作品意思”的同步性,权利正面为赋予作者修改作品的自由,权利反面为禁止妨碍作者的修改自由。在此基础上,再完善修改权立法及行使规则:一是完善其立法模式,在明晰修改权定位的基础上,对可能阻碍作者修改自由的情形提供保障,同时基于其他权利主体合法利益的考量设置限制;二是细化修改权的行使规则,在作品原件所有权转移之后、著作权许可或转让之后的两种情形下,调和作者修改权与第三人合法权益之间的冲突。

Copyright owner’s modifying right was deleted several times but finally retainedin the third revision of Chinese Copyright Law,which reflects that there is a market for the recognition of defying its independent value.The finalization of Chinese Copyright Law admits its independent value,but there lacks interpretation of the positioning of the right.Nor are there any specific exercising rules.The independent value of the right to modify in my country can be understood from such two aspects as intention of legislation and purpose of legislation.The positioning of the right is more on maintaining the synchronization of"intention of the author"and"the intention of the works",with the positive side of the right giving the author the freedom to modify,and the negative of the right prohibiting the obstruction of the author's freedom of revision.On this basis,it is necessary to perfect the legislation and exercise of rules of the right to modify:firstly,to improve its legislative model,and on the basis of clarifying the positioning of the right of modify,to provide protection for situations that may hinder the author's freedom of revision,and to set restrictions based on the consideration of the legitimate interests of other rights subjects;and secondly,to specify in detail the rules for exercising the right to reconcile the conflict between the author's right to modify and the legitimate rights and interests of third parties in two situations after the ownership of the original work is transferred,or after the copyright is licensed or transferred.