Jiarui Liu 刘 Assistant Professor of Law University of New Hampshire School of Law J.S.D. Candidate Stanford Law School 选 Email 电邮 : jiarui.liu@law.unh.edu Mobile 动电话 码 : (650) 868-6516
Does Chinese copyright law include any safe harbors for ISPs? 络 务 风 Do the safe harbors provide extra protection for ISPs beyond traditional copyright law? 风 为 络 务 护 Do ISPs have any incentive to comply with the requirement under the safe harbors? 络 务 动 风 规
First generation cases direct liability 责 Sony v. Chinamp3 ( 诉 纪 2004428 Pushsound v. Baidu (2005) ( 乐 传 诉 讯 200514665
Second generation cases no liability 责 Sony BMG v. Baidu (2006)(SONY BMG 乐娱乐 诉 讯 (2005) 10170
Third generation cases indirect liability 间 责 Sony BMG v. Yahoo! China (2007)(SONY BMG 乐娱乐 诉 术 2007) 终 1239
Observations and Comments 评论 US influences 1995 White Paper (Intellectual Property and National Information Infrastructure) Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On- Line Communication Servs., Inc., 907 F. Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal. 1995). Perfect 10 v. Google, Inc., 416 F. Supp. 2d 828 (C.D. Cal. 2006) ( incorporation Test and server test ) Strict liability v. indirect liability 严 责 间 责 Linking network communication 链 络传 Contributory infringement Subjective fault 观 过错 Actual knowledge v. constructive knowledge 应
Leading cases Ci Wen v. Shu Lian (2008) ( 视 诉 联软 术 2006 终 355 ) Zhong Kai v. Shu Lian (2008) ( 东 凯 发 诉 联软 术 2008() 终 7 ) Pushsound v. Kuro (2006) ( 乐 传 诉 飞 乐软 发 (2005) 13739)
Observations and Comments 评论 US influences A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (2001) MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. 545 U.S. 913 (2005) Contributory infringement (Napster) Three- element test Capable of substantial non- infringing uses & actual knowledge 实质 No patent counterpart under Chinese law 专 Inducement infringement (Grokster) 诱导 Advertisement & no filtering 过滤 Inducing what infringement? uploading v. downloading 诱导 载 载 Downloading is not infringement under Chinese Copyright Law 载 构
Leading cases Xin Chuan v. Quan Tu Dou (2008) ( 传 线 术 诉 2008() 终 62) Wang Le v. Quan Tu Dou (2009) ( 乐 联 诉 络 2009() 终 19) Hai Dao v. Qian Jun (2010) ( 岛 资 询 诉 钧 络 2010 终 06109
Observations and Comments: 评论 Comparable US cases with opposite outcomes Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 676 F. 3d (2 nd Cir. 2012) UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Shelter Capital Partners (9 th Cir. 2013) Three elements absent in the US cases: 处 Duty of censorship 审查 义务 Separate channels for TV Shows and Movies and Originals 电 电视频 创频 General knowledge that the infringing content is prevalent in certain channels gives rise to a legal duty to affirmatively monitor the uploaded content therein 晓 产 对 载 动审查义务
Safe harbors are usually unavailable WHY? 为 风 Safe Harbor III (Article 22) Hosting (comparable to 512(c)) 储 风 Indicates that the information storage space is provided for users and publishes its own name, contact person and IP address; 标 该 储 间 为 务对 络 务 联 络 Does not modify the content uploaded; 变 务对 录 录 Does not know and has no reason to know the infringement ( red flag ); 应 务对 录 录 Does not obtain any direct economic benefit; and 务对 录 录 获 经济 Promptly removes the infringing content upon receipt of notification 书 规 删 认为 录 录
Safe Harbor IV (Article 23) Information Location Tool (comparable to 512(d)) 风 Not liable for any damages if it promptly removes the link to the infringing content upon receipt of notification 书 规 录 录 链 赔偿责 Notwithstanding, it should assume joint and several liability if it knows or should know the infringement 应 链 录 录 应 责 Limitation of liability or rule for liability? 责 还 归责
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