The Boundary of the Copyright in the Environment of Internet:from the View of the Right to Network Dissemination of Information
Wang Hong-you · Journal of Southwest University of Science and Technology · 2009
In the environment of internet it is the applying of the technology of internet that expands the contents of the copyright and causes new conflicts between the owner of the copyright and the user of the works,which demands for the reform of the law.The right to network dissemination of information(hereinafter referred to as the Right) is an example of the expansion of the boundary of the copyright in the environment of internet.The Right has its special contents such as right of digitalizing the works,right of uploading the works,right of transmitting the works and right of downloading the works.For balancing the benefit of the owner of the Right and the public,the Right should be limited as other copyrights.Chinese Regulations for Protection of the Right to Network Dissemination of Information has some legislative shortcomings of reasonably determining the boundary of the Right owned by the owner of the copyright and the user of the works,which should be perfected further.