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Study On Video Sharing Sites Haven Rule

Posted on:2018-02-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C N ZuoFull Text:PDF
GTID:2346330515453473Subject:Civil and Commercial Law
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Since 1990 s,with the development of science and technology and the improvement of new internet technology,the communication of online video has a rapid development.The deepening reform for the protection range and content of network copyright in law is going on continuously.The websites for sharing videos have evolved into the platform gaining more profit.The copyright owner of traditional works would like to extend their rights to online platforms.However,the internet gainers would prefer their rights to have more protection by law online.Meanwhile,the disputes of copyright on video sharing websites are emerging continuously.The rapid development of video sharing websites leads to various network copyright disputes,which is very common.Nowadays,the video sharing websites not only need to confront with numerous infringement disputes,they also need to face a huge sum of economic compensation.The continued development of websites is the problem that needs to be solved urgently.The video sharing websites in the United States and EU countries have the similar development history with the websites in our country.In order to protect copyright owners' legitimate interests against infringement,the American government released safe harbor rules to maintain the stable development of video sharing industry and provide online users with a network environment containing healthy original videos,sharing and social contact.The releasing of this rule make the interests of copyright owner,video sharing websites and online users balance to a great extent.Inspired by the United States,our government also formulate safe harbor rules in accordance with the practical situation in our country.Taking safe harbors rules for video sharing websites as the object of study,it discusses the existing problems in the development of safe harbors rules in our country.Meanwhile,learning from overseas experience,it combines our country's actual situation and proposes relevant improved comments.Firstly,it clearly clarify the concept of video sharing websites,features distinguished from traditional video websites and the legal status of video sharing websites.The current development situation of video sharing websites are elaborated.The dilemmas and reasons encountered by video sharing website are analyzed from legal perspective,thus to introduce safe harbor rules and reveal the value of this rule.Secondly,by the comparison and analysis of safe harbor rules in the United States,EU and Japan,it introduces overseas representative legislations and finds out the points that can be used by our country for reference.Finally,it discusses the current development situation and existing problems of safe harbor rules at present stage in our country.Coming the actual situation in our country,it proposes the relevant countermeasures in order to further complete safe harbor rules for video sharing websites in our country and have a proper protection for legitimate interest of copyright owners.Then it can have a better guarantee for the exertion of online users' initiative for a healthy development of video sharing industry in our country.
Keywords/Search Tags:Video Sharing Website, Safe Harbor Rule, Red Flag Standard
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