Research On Legal Protection Of Sports Events Program In Digital Age

China's copyright law does not provide for sports events.With the advent of digital age,the infringement cost is greatly reduced,and the phenomenon of infringement of sports events has become a hot topic.The controversy about the legal attribute of "sports event program"has been difficult to form a consensus in academic circles.There are legislative gaps to be improved.Both "broadcasting right" and "information network communication right" can only control "interactive" communication.As for the frequent "non-interactive violations in reality they can not be adjusted.The lag of relevant laws needs to be corrected.In judicial practice,the cases of sports event program infringement exist the phenomenon of the same case and different judgment.This article starts from the connotation extension of the sports event program concept,On the basis of analyzing and summarizing the current situation of legislation and judicature in our country,this paper puts forward the following suggestions on the future revision of the law by comparing the provisions of relevant legislation at home and abroad:I.the copyright law protection mode should be adopted for "sports events ";II.The orientation of the sports event programme "Works created by means similar to film production" should be clarified.The adjustment scope of "broadcasting right" and"information network communication right" should keep pace with the times and expand appropriately,so that it can adjust the network broadcast,steal broadcast and live broadcast behavior of sports events frequently in the digital age.