Research On The Copyright Protection Of Live Sports Events

At present,China's copyright law does not clearly define the nature of live sports events,and the standards for determining the originality of works are relatively general.The unclear nature and the general standards lead to disputes on the purpose protection of live sports events in judicial practice and academic discussions.The most controversial issue is the identification of originality And whether the nature of live sports events belongs to works in the sense of copyright law or video products.The protection of live sports events should start from the source,according to the relevant provisions of the copyright law and its revised draft,and in combination with the specific problems in judicial practice,to find the best way to protect live sports events.As there is no unified answer to the nature of live sports events,there have been totally opposite situations in the judgment of specific cases,which seriously affect the authority of justice.If live sports events are video products,the degree of neighboring right protection is also very small,mainly because the right scope of information network communication right and broadcasting organization right does not include the Internet field at present.Due to the rigid application of legal provisions and the lag of laws,the status quo of stolen broadcast of live sports events cannot be improved.In order to solve this problem and protect the legitimate rights and interests of producers or obligees of live sports events,the referee should consider the social reality,and the relevant legal provisions should also keep pace with the times,improve the right of information network communication and broadcasting organization,so that its right scope can be extended to the Internet field and stop the infringement in the Internet field.At the same time,we should also determine the legal status of the broadcasting right,establish a complete legal protection system of relevant programs in the Internet field,and provide perfect legal protection and support for the coming of the Internet era.