On the Relationship between Technological Change and Copyright Law——A Theoretical Thought on the Base of Law History
HU Meng-yun · Journal of Wuling · 2011
There is a close relationship between the birth and development of copyright law and technological change.Technological change is not only the technological factors and objective conditions for the birth of copyright law,but also an important guarantee for promoting the development and improvement of copyright law.From the angle of law history,firstly,printing transmission technology leads to the birth of copyright law;then,along with the development of copying technology,human society enters into the electric era and net era and copyright law boasts many new characteristics.New technological change results in some new changes of copyright law such as personal copying and so on.Copyright law can adapt to the technological change and improve constantly.