韩国著作权法新近修订的主要内容及其启示

The Latest Main Revisions of the Copyright Act of South Korea and Their Enlightenment to China

韩国著作权法自制定以来根据国内发展需要和国际环境变化适时做过多次修改,最近几次重大修改首先是形式上将计算机软件保护法合并至著作权法中。内容方面的主要变化有:强调著作权法的宗旨是促进文化及相关产业的发展,延长著作权保护期限,赋予广播电视组织者表演权,规范网络服务提供商的责任及限制,强化技术保护措施及进一步明确合理使用的例外规定等。经过修改,韩国著作权法在促进国内文化及其他产业的发展方面发挥了积极作用。韩国的经验对中国目前正在进行的第三次著作权法修改有一定的借鉴意义,我们应根据技术和社会发展的情况适时修改著作权法,突出其服务于文化及相关产业发展的宗旨,以使其符合当下经济、社会发展需求;具体内容方面,突出的两点是:可以将《计算机软件保护条例》规定的内容经过提炼、简约和升华融入著作权法中,同时把网络服务提供商可以依据其提供的服务内容划分为不同类型,然后在此基础上追究相关法律责任。

To satisfy the demands of development of domestic and international situations,Copyright Act of South Korea has been modified for 19 times up to 2011. The following contents made in the latest revisions shall be attached much importance to. The first point is that in the perspective of form,"Computer Program Protection Act " was incorporated into the Copyright Act. Second point is that several provisions of Copyright Act were modified and some newprovisions were added. Copyright Act clarifies that its objective is to promote the development of culture and related industries,extends the protection term and entitles broadcasting organizers the right of performance as well. Furthermore,it also definitely describes the responsibilities and limitations of network service providers and strengthens technical protection measures. Another achievement of Copyright Act revisions is that it provides the exceptions of fair use more clearly. The modifications above have contributed to promoting the development of domestic culture and other industries in South Korea,which may bring some enlightenment to China’s third Copyright Act revisions: first, the provisions concerning computer software may be merged into the copyright law;and secondly,the liabilities of internet service provider( ISP) may be attributed to the types of services the ISP may provide.