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1.著作權法部分條文修正草案

Draft Copyright Law Amendments Released

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1.著作權法部分條文修正草案

經濟部智慧財產局為促進資訊傳播與電子商務之蓬勃發展，提昇著作人於數位化網際網路科技環境中之保護，符合國際著作權法制之發展趨勢，及依據實務經驗，認現行著作權法仍有修正及釐清之必要，爰擬訂「著作權法部分條文修正草案」。該局將於九、十月間針對本草案召開六場公聽會，俾使本草案更趨合理及公平。
本修正草案計二十條，其中修正十六條，增訂四條，修正要點及條文如次：（文字底下劃線表修正之處）
(1)增訂公開傳播權並修正公開播送及公開演出之定義：（增訂第3條第1項第6款之1、第7款之1、第7款之2、第23條之1，及修正第3條第1項第7款及第24條）
①修正條文第3條第1項
第6款之1、公開傳播：指基於公眾接收訊息為目的，以有線電或無線電向公眾傳達著作內容，包括公開播送、互動式傳播、對公眾提供或其他傳播。
第7款、增訂以「擴音器」將原播送之聲音或影像向公眾傳達。
第7款之1、互動式傳播：指回應接收訊息之公眾於其所自行選定之時間或地點之要求，自動地對其傳達著作內容，包括於互動式傳播前，使著作成為可被傳播之情形，但公開播送不在此限。
第7款之2、對公眾提供：指著作內容於互動式傳播前，使其成為可被傳播之情形。
②修正條文第23條之1：著作人除本法另有規定外，專有公開傳播其著作之權利。
③修正條文第24條：著作人專有公開播送及對公眾提供其錄音著作及表演之權利。但不包括下列情形：
將表演重製或公開播送後再公開播送。
將錄音著作以擴音器或其他器材公開播送。
(2)增訂科技保護措施及電子化著作權權利管理資訊保護規定：（增訂第3條第1項第15款、16款、87條第1項第6款、第2項、92條之1及93條之1）
①修正條文第3條第1項
第15款、科技保護措施：指著作權人為防止其權利被侵害所使用有效之科技方法。但用以限制他人依法得利用該著作之行為者，不屬之。
第16款、電子化著作權權利管理資訊：指附隨於著作原件或其重製物或於著作向公眾傳播時所附隨足以確認著作、著作權人、或利用該著作或條件等之電子化資訊。
②修正條文第87條第1項（有下列情形之一者，除本法另有規定外，視為侵害著作權或製版權）、第2項：
第1項第6款：明知其行為將造成著作權人權利之損害，而擅自刪除或變更電子化著作權權利管理資訊者；其明知著作原件或其重製物之電子化著作權權利管理資訊已遭非法刪除或變更，如加以散布、為散布而輸入、或公開傳播將造成著作權人權利之損害、竟而為之者，亦同。
第2項：前項第6款之規定，於合法利用時因行為時之技術限制而刪除或變更電子化著作權權利管理資訊者，不適用之。
③修正條文第92條之1：意圖供侵害他人之著作權而製造、輸入、散布專供規避科技保護措施之設備，或提供專供規避科技保護措施之服務或資訊者，處1年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣10萬元以下罰金。
④修正條文第93條之1：意圖營利而以第87條第1項第6款之方法侵害他人之著作權者，處1年以下有期徒刑，得併科新臺幣5萬元以下罰金。
(3)增訂著作財產權授權後之效果及專屬授權被授權人之法律地位：（修正條文第37條、第81條第一項）
①原第37條第1項「其約定不明之部分」修正為「其約定不明或就尚不為人所知之利用方法為約定之部分」（乙案）。
②增訂第37條第3項：「第1項授權，不因著作財產權人嗣後將其著作財產權讓與或再為授權而受影響。」及第4項：「專屬授權之被授權人在被授權範圍內，得以著作財產權人之地位行使權利。著作財產權人在專屬授權範圍內，除另有約定外，不得行使權利。」規定
③原條文第81條第1項「著作財產權人」修正為「著作財產權人或專屬授權之被授權人」
(4)增修合理使用相關規定：
①第47條第3項「公開播送」修正為「公開傳播」
②第49條增訂以「電腦網路」方法為時事報導
③第50條修正為「以中央或地方機關或公法人著作人名義公開發表之著作，在合理範圍內，得重製或公開傳播。」
④第56條「為播送之目的」修正為「為傳播之目的」
⑤第56條之1「播送」修正為「公開傳播」
⑥第61條「公開播送」修正為「公開傳播」，及「新聞紙、雜誌轉載」修正為「新聞紙、雜誌轉載或公開傳播」。
(5)增訂製版權之讓與或信託，非經登記，不得對抗第3人規定（修正條文第79條第3項）
(6)刪除著作權審議及調解委員會辦理著作權仲介團體所訂定使用報酬率之審議規定（修正條文第82條第1項第1款）
(7)增訂網路服務業者之著作權侵害免責規定
修正條文第87條之2
提供電子傳播網路服務或設備之人，有下列情形之一者，對於他人利用其服務或設備侵害著作權之行為，不負著作權侵害責任：
①就他人所放置而自己就其內容不知情之著作對公眾提供，且客觀上對於阻止該著作被接觸係不可期待或在技術上不可能者。
②對於他人所提供之著作內容僅提供使用人接觸之功能，包括在使用人要求下自動且暫時性地儲存該著作者。

Draft Copyright Law Amendments Released

The Intellectual Property Office recently released draft amendments to the Copyright Law. The amendments are intended to promote the distribution of information, the development of electronic commerce, increase protection for authors in the digital internet age, and conform to international trends in copyright law.
The IPO will hold six public hearings in September and October regarding the proposed amendments.
The draft amendments revise 16 articles in the current Copyright Law while adding four articles. The principal proposed amendments are as follows: (underlined portions are revised portions)
a. Add a right of public transmission and revise the definitions of public broadcast and public performance (Add articles 3-1-6bis, 3-1-7bis, 3-1-7ter, 23bis, and revise articles 3-1-7, and 24)
i. Amendments to Article 3-1
(i) Subparagraph 6bis. "Public transmission" means to communicate to the public the contents of a work by wire or wireless, where such communication is for the purpose of public reception of information. It includes public broadcast, interactive transmission, making available to the public, or other transmission.
(ii) Subparagraph 7: adds "loudspeaker" for communication to the public of an original broadcast of sounds or images.
(iii) Subparagraph 7bis. "Interactive transmission" means to communicate the contents of a work to public recipients of information at a time or place individually chosen by them in response to a request by them. It includes causing the work to assume a transmittable form prior to interactive transmission; provided, this limitation shall not apply to public broadcast.
(iv) Subparagraph 7ter. "Making available to the public" means to cause a work to assume a transmittable form prior to interactive transmission.
ii. Article 23bis: Except where otherwise provided by this Law, authors have the exclusive right to publicly transmit their works.
iii. Article 24: Authors have the exclusive right to publicly broadcast and make available to the public their sound recordings and performances; provided, this shall not apply to the following:
1. public broadcasts of a performance after such performance has been reproduced or publicly broadcast;
2. public broadcasts of recorded works by means of loudspeaker or other equipment.
b. Addition of provisions regarding technological prevention measures and electronic copyright rights management information (Added articles 3-1-15, 3-1-16, 87-1-6, 87-2, 92bis, 93bis)
i. Amendments to article 3-1
(i) Subparagraph 15. "Technological protection measures" means effective technological means employed by copyright owners to prevent infringement of their rights; provided, these shall not include measures to restrict legally permitted exploitation of such works by other persons.
(ii) Subparagraph16. "Electronic copyright rights management information" means electronic information attached to the original or copies of a work, or accompanying the communication of a work to the public, to identify the work, the copyright owner, or the period or terms and conditions of exploitation of the work.
ii. Add a subparagraph 6 to Article 87-1. Article 87-1 provides "In any of the following circumstances, except as otherwise provided under this Law, infringement of copyright or plate rights will be deemed to have occurred:
(i) Article 87-1-6 provides: To unauthorizedly remove or alter electronic copyright rights management information knowing that such action would injure the rights of the copyright owner; likewise, to distribute, import for distribution, or publicly transmit an original or copy of a work despite knowing that electronic copyright rights management information has been unlawfully removed or altered and that the rights of the copyright owner would be injured.
(ii) Add an Article 87-2: The provisions of subparagraph 6 of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to removal or alteration of electronic copyright rights management information during lawful use by consequence of technological limitations at the time of the act.
iii. Add an Article 92bis as follows: A person who produces, imports, or distributes equipment specifically for purposes of circumventing technological protection measures, or provides services or information specifically for purposes of circumventing technological protection measures, with the intent that the equipment, services, or information will be used to infringe copyrights of other persons, shall be imprisoned not more than one year, and in addition thereto, may be fined up to one hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars.
iv. Add an Article 93bis as follows: A person who infringes another person's copyright by the means specified in Article 87, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 6 with intent to profit shall be imprisoned not more than one year, and in addition thereto, may be fined up to fifty thousand New Taiwan Dollars.
c. Add results of licensing of copyrights and the legal position of exclusive licensees (revised Articles 37 and 81-1)
i. Revised article 37-1 from "portions on which the parties' agreement is unclear" to "portions on which the parties' agreement is unclear, or which regard as yet unknown types of exploitation". (Version B).
ii. Add Article 37-3: Licensing referred to in Paragraph 1 shall not be affected by subsequent transfer or further licensing by the economic rights owner of its economic rights.
iii. Add Article 37-4: An exclusive licensee may, within the scope of its license, exercise rights in the capacity of the economic rights owner. The economic rights owner may not exercise rights within the scope of an exclusive license unless otherwise agreed.
iv. Revised Article 81-1 from "Economic rights holders" to "Economic rights holders or exclusive licensees".
d. Revise fair use provisions
i. Article 47-3: "Public broadcast" revised to "publicly transmit".
ii. Article 49: add "computer network" as a method of reporting current events.
iii. Article 50: "Works publicly released in the name of an author that is a central or local government agency or a public juristic person may, within a reasonable scope, be reproduced or publicly transmitted."
iv. Article 56: "For purposes of broadcasting" revised to "For purposes of transmission".
v. Article 56bis: "broadcast" revised to "publicly transmitted".
vi. Article 61: "publicly broadcast" revised to "publicly transmit", and "newspaper or magazine" revised to "newspaper, magazine, or public transmission."
e. Revised Article 79-3 to provide that the transfer or placing in trust of plate rights is not effective against third parties unless registered.
f. Delete the requirement of Article 82-1-1 that the Copyright Examination and Mediation Committee must examine compensation rates used by copyright intermediary organizations.
g. Provide "safe harbor" provisions for Internet Service Providers to escape liability for third party infringement.
Add an Article 87ter as follows:
In any of the following situations, a person providing electronic transmission network service or facilities shall not be liable for copyright infringement with respect to acts of copyright infringement by other persons using their service or facilities:
1. where a work made available to the public had been uploaded by another person and the content was unknown, and where it would objectively have been unfeasible or technologically impossible to prevent access to the work;
2. where only access is provided to users to the content of works which are provided by other persons, including automatic and temporary storage of such works at the request of users.

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IPO Publishes Free Books on IPR

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) recently published four booklets about different aspects of intellectual property law for free distribution to the general public. The four booklets are: "Understanding the Paris Convention", "Essentials of U.S. Patent Law", "Essentials of U.S. Trademark Law", and "Q & A About Trademark". All of the booklets are in Chinese, except for "Q & A About Trademark" which is in English. This booklet is based on the Chinese book "Recognizing Trademark" and aims to introduce Taiwan's trademark application procedure to foreign nationals. Persons interested in obtaining copies of the four publications may contact the IPO by mail at 5th Floor, No. 185, Hsinhai Road, Section 2, Taipei, or by fax at 886-2-2735-2656.