浅谈著作权合理使用的性质——侵权阻却事由

The nature of fair use in the copyright law ——exemption of tort

著作权的“合理使用”制度是著作权立法中最为含糊、纷争最多的一个制度 ,探究其原因 ,与著作权“合理使用”性质的界定不清有密不可分的关系。分析“合理使用”的含义和对象 ,将其性质界定为“侵权阻却事由” ,那么司法实践中的许多问题就可以简单化。

Fair use of copyright is a system that is the most ambiguous and most controversial in the legislation of copyright. The reason , in my opinion, lies mainly in that the definition of fair use is not clear. If we define fair use as the “exemption from liability for tort” by means of analyzing the signification and object of fair use, many problems caused by fair use in justice practice will be easily solved.