Objectively treat the controversy of the EU copyright law reform
September 06, 2021 08:29 Source: "China Social Sciences" September 6, 2021, Issue 2245, Issue 2245

The Digital Single Market Copyright instructions passed in 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the "Directive") are important in the history of the development of the EU's digital copyright system。Starting from the draft,"Directive" regulations on two issues are attracted much attention,First, whether to acknowledge the right of the publisher of the publisher,Second, what kind of obligation should the online content sharing service provider take。EU's copyright reform in these two aspects,Adjustment of major interests,also caused controversy。Last,The EU introduced the right of the press and publisher in the provisions of Article 15 of the instructions,and through Article 17 of the instructions, the general filtering obligations of online content sharing service providers are essentially established。

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Copyright is also known as copyright。The adjacent rights in the copyright law are also known as the propagner right,It is the right of creative labor and investment in the process of the work of the work of the work.。Press publisher neighbor rights are also called press publishers、Publisher rights for newspapers,It is the news aggregate network platform、Search engine and other profit network service providers Digital use of news publications (newspapers、Journal, etc.),The right to copy the right to be enjoined by the publisher、Internet communication rights and licenses、The right to authorize and obtain compensation。

Press publisher's neighbor right is a press publication,Title of Press Publication、Fragment Excerion、Shrinking diagram, etc.。"Directive" Article 2 define the scope of the publishing and publication it applicable,It is believed that press publication should be Bet365 app download a journalist work that fully reflects the author's original intellectual achievement,mainly refers to the collection of journalist works,But it can also include works about other themes。It should be a journal or regularly updated、Articles published in the publication of specific themes,The purpose of its release is to provide the public with information related to news or other themes。Publisher、Edit, etc. It needs to be responsible for the quality of these articles。In addition,For "hyperlinks" related questions,​​Article 15, paragraph 1, paragraph 1, paragraph 1,Whether a certain "hyperlink" constitutes spreading to the public,None of the regulations of the relevant rules related to the right of the publisher。

Press publisher's adjacent rights mainly include replication and the right to provide the public (Right of Making available to the public)。About the right to copy,EU regulations,Author、Performance、Critical Products Producer、Film producers, etc., enjoy all or partial copy rights。The right holder can authorize or prohibit others from direct or indirect、Temporary or permanent ways to enjoy the right to copy,Press and publishers enjoy the same status as the rights of the above rights,Having exclusive replication right。Similarly,In terms of providing power to the public,The EU also passed the "Directive" and other regulations,Given press publisher spread works to the public、Provide the right to provide news publications,It stipulates that the right holder has the right to authorize or prohibit others from spreading news publications to the public in a wired or wireless manner。In addition,"Directive" regulations,When any third party provides the public with digital press publication in the form of non -"hyperlinks",All authorized licenses of the corresponding right holder should be obtained,That is to say,"hyperlink" is not within the scope of the above rights protection。

bet365 Play online games The instructions clearly specify the protection period of the neighborhood right of press publishers。The EU during the drafting "Directory",Three solutions have been proposed on the protection period of the right of press publishers,That is "moderate protection period" (10-50 years)、"Short Protection Period" (5-10 Years) and "Extreme Short Protection Period" (1-5 Years)。Comprehensive consideration of representatives of all parties、Press publication economic value、Information liquidity and other factors,Finally confirmed that the "extremely short protection period" solution,The protection period of the adjacent right of press publishers is two years after the publication of the press publishing,Cinging from January 1, the following year of the publication。

  Establishing general filtration obligations

"Directive" Article 17 is called the EU's digital copyright "filter clause",Standardized when the user generates content (User-Genelant Content,Translated "User Original Content") The platform does not obtain the authorization of the right holder's license to specific works,Online content sharing service provider must pass effective technical means,Review the content uploaded by online users、Filter,At the same time, you should "do your best" to obtain or ensure that the unauthorized content of unauthorized content,Otherwise, it will constitute infringement,must bear the infringement liability。

Drafting stage in the instruction,EU relevant agencies have put forward three suggestions on the filtering obligation of the online platform,Including "legal filtering obligations", "clearly specified the filtering obligations with the rules of responsibility", "not clearly specified,But in essential requirements for general filtering "。Final,To balance the interests of all parties,The instructions do not clearly require the online platform to bear the general filtering obligation,But bet365 best casino games through its liability exemption rules set in Article 17,It can be preserved that the instructions are in essence of the obligation to bear the requirements。

"Instruction" thinks,The subject of general filtering obligations should be those for profit for the purpose of profit,Provide "a large number of" online content sharing service providers with "a large number of" copyright -protected works or content,Because they store、Organization、The promotion works are to spread or provide information to the public,Then get economic benefits。This excludes the non -profit knowledge sharing platform、Personal cloud service, etc.。

"Directive" Article 17 does not completely subvert the "security port rules",but specified,In order to avoid directly undertaking digital copyright infringement liability,Online content sharing service provider should do the following two points。One is to try its best to seek authorization。"Directive" regulations,User generation content platform cannot default the content of the user uploaded as the content that has been authorized,The license agreement should be signed with the right holder,Failure to get the greatest effort to obtain authorization。The second is to actively perform copyright filtration。"Directive" regulations,If the user uploads the content that the right person is authorized,The platform shall be based on higher industry standards for professional attention,Do your best to prevent the public from obtaining the works or content of the necessary information in advance; or after receiving the "SUFFFICiently Substantiated Notice) sent by the right holder,Quickly removed or disconnects access and do its best to prevent the second upload of the infringing works。In addition,"Instruction" also stipulates,It should be in accordance with the principle of proportion,Comprehensive consideration of service types、audience、scale and availability of existing means and service provider costs,Measure whether the service provider has done its best to "the biggest effort"。

"Instruction" also stipulates,The platform does not bet365 Play online games bear the general monitoring obligation to the user upload。This provision meets the inherent requirements of the "Security Port Rules",It is also an example of "Directive" still follows the "security port rules"。Based on this,General filtering obligations for infringing works be undertaken,Premises based on the cooperation between the right holder and the online sharing platform,The right holder needs to prove that it is the right holder of a specific work and provides the necessary information related to the work or content。Works or content of unclear rights of the right holder,Even if there are users upload,It can not be required to take the initiative to take a stop、Filter measures,3819_3838。If the right holder of the infringing works or content is clear,The online content sharing service provider shall follow the request of the right holder,Take filtration measures,And identify the work、Use the usage to inform the right holder。

  Two new rules are controversial

Now,Informatization wave swept the world,The development of new media such as news aggregate network platforms has brought challenges to the traditional press and publication industry。The production and communication of news products,Press and publishing agencies not only need a lot of costs for expenditure,And need long -term investment。To obtain traffic and economic benefits,Some online content sharing service providers or other online platforms without permission,Published news products on the Internet,This will bring huge losses to the press and publishing agency,Affairs to infringe on the rights and interests of the press and publishing agency。

The release of the instructions reflects,In order to cope with the challenges brought by the development of digital technology,People are trying to improve the copyright system,This is conducive to promoting the creation of copyright objects in the digital environment、Communication and use。But the general filtering obligations of the news publisher in the "Instruction" and the general filtering bet365 Play online games obligations of the online content sharing service provider are all controversial,We should hold it rationally、Careful attitude。

On the one hand,The legitimacy and necessity of the EU's right to create a press publisher is questioned.。From a legitimate perspective,Within the EU,Direct competition between press publishers and news aggregation network platforms has not been fully confirmed.。From the perspective of necessity,Posted by the right to give pressing publisher related rights through rights,It can also achieve a regulation effect that is similar to the adjacent right of a press publisher,and this solution is even lower、The impact on related industries is also smaller,So,New Press publisher Lack of Necessary Basis。In addition,From the practice of Germany and Spain,Added press publisher adjacent rights have not obtained the expected effect yet,Whether it can play a positive role still needs to be observed。

On the other hand,The controversy of the general filtering obligation of online content sharing service providers is also endless。First,The requirements in the "Instruction" conflict with other regulations of the European Union。Next,The design of the filtering system is not thorough enough。For example,The instruction requires the service provider to provide users with complaints and remedies,But most of the relevant regulations are principled,Lack of specific regulations with operable。Last,To fulfill the general filtering obligation,The network platform needs to master copyright filtering technology,Enterprises that do not master such technologies will not be able to enter related fields,This has raised the market entry threshold to a certain extent,Not conducive to the participation of a start -up enterprise to participate in competition。Therefore,We must see that the general filtering obligation is purifying the network environment、Active role in protecting the rights and interests of network users,It is necessary to objectively look at the deficiencies。

bet365 Play online games (This article is the Research on the Infringement Responsibility of Online Platforms in the Background of New Technical Society) in Fujian Provincial Social Sciences Planning Project (Special Specialty of the Provincial Law Society) (FJ2020TWFB04) phased achievement)

(Author Unit: School of Law, Fujian Normal University)

Editor in charge: Changchang
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