中美版权刑事保护之比较

利益平衡是知识产权保护的基石,因此版权的刑事保护也同样要遵循利益平衡的原则。在版权的刑事保护中,有的国家坚持保护主义立场,偏重维护权利人的利益,对公众的合理使用施加了较大的限制;而有的国家则遵循自由主义立场,比较关注知识的传播和共享,为公众的合理使用保留较大空间。然而,过度保护任何一方利益,都会给知识产权和经济建设的健康发展制造障碍,因此各国在刑事立法和司法上都试图融合两种立场,寻找各方利益的平衡点。

The Balance of Interests in Copyright Criminal Protection

The balance of interests is the cornerstone of the protection of intellectual property rights. The criminal protection of intellectual property rights is also to follow the principle of balanced interests. Some countries emphasize on the maintenance of interests of right holders in the criminal protection of intellectual property rights, and impose greater restrictions on the rational use of the internet users, while some countries are more concerned about the dissemination and sharing of knowledge and retain a larger space for the rational use of network users. However, over-protection for a party’s interests will create obstacles to the healthy development of the intellectual property rights and economic construction. So all countries attempt to merge the two traditions for finding the balance point of the interests in the criminal legislation and the practice of criminal justice .