Study On Application Of Law Arising From Copyright Infringement In Cyberspace

The　transfer　of　intellectual　property　across　borders　has　become　very　easy　due　to　the　appearance　of　Internet.　At　the　same　time,　the　copyright　infringement　in　cyberspace　has　been　one　of　the　special　types　of　tort.　As　a　result,　the　traditional　legal　system　of　intellectual　property　has　been　tremendously　impacted.　What　is　more,　it　is　more　difficult　to　find　a　solution　to　the　complicated　issue　of　application　of　law,　considering　both　the　specialty　of　copyright　and　the　particularity　of　Internet.　Therefore,　it　is　urgent　to　resolve　the　problems　arising　from　the　international　digital　cyberspace,　including　how　to　reform　the　current　copyright　laws　to　adapt　to　the　current　situation,　how　to　apply　the　rules　of　application　of　law　to　find　a　new　balancing　point　of　benefits　between　the　authors　and　the　public　in　the　network　environment　and　achieve　an　effective　international　protections　of　copyright.　How　to　resolve　these　problems　is　a　great　challenge　to　the　scholars　in　the　field　of　international　private　law.　　The　whole　dissertation,　consisting　of　four　chapters　besides　preamble,　has　approximately　thirty　seven　thousand　words.　Chapter　one　introduces　the　general　aspect　of　the　network　copyright　theory,　exploring　the　characteristics　of　the　Internet　works,　analyzing　the　relationship　between　the　network　copyright　and　the　traditional　copyright,　emphasizing　the　new　problems　arising　from　the　cyberspace,　briefly　enumerating　the　main　infringing　act,　and　giving　an　emphatic　analysis　of　the　three　kinds　of　responsible　party.　Chapter　two　is　a　detailed　study　of　the　causes　leading　to　the　conflicts　of　laws　in　the　field　of　copyright　protection　in　cyberspace.　　As　the　main　body,　chapter　three　involves　three　parts.　Firstly,　following　an　overall　and　systemic　summary　of　the　general　theory　of　the　application　of　tort　laws,　the　author　conducts　an　in-depth　investigation　on　the　applicability　of　the　existing　conflict　rules　in　the　network　environments.　Then,　combined　with　the　clause　two,　term　five　of　Berne　Convention,　the　author　compares　the　provisions　of　application　of　law　in　the　field　of　copyright　under　the　general　and　network　circumstances.　Functioning　as　the　core　of　this　dissertation,　the　third　part　illustrates　the　present　situation　of　the　research　on　how　to　establish　the　rules　of　application　of　law　in　the　field　of　copyright　infringement　when　confronted　with　the　challenges　arising　from　Internet.　The　author　categorizes　the　present　academic　theories　to　three　types,　analyzes　the　advantages　and　disadvantages　of　some　relatively　significant　opinions　among　them,　and　gives　some　objective　remarks　respectively.　　In　chapter　four,　based　on　the　above　analysis,　the　author　emphasizes　her　own　points　of　view　that　the　current　system　of　application　of　law　of　tort　should　not　be　changed　thoroughly　or　be　substituted　and　the　appropriate　approach　at　present　should　be　a　campaign　of　improving　and　reforming　the　existing　rules　of　conflict　according　to　internet　challenges.　At　last,　the　author　gives　some　suggestions　in　terms　of　the　current　conditions　of　the　application　of　laws　in　the　field　of　copyright　infringements　in　china.