论网络服务提供商之信息披露义务——以我国著作权法制为中心的批判性解读

我国立法对网络服务提供商之信息披露义务规定得过于简单,司法实践也存在一些认识上的误区,其原因是我国关于信息披露义务理论存在不完善之处。对诸如该义务之性质等基本问题在理论上都没有涉及,故而需要予以澄清。从著作权法之公共政策出发,构建利益平衡的信息披露义务,必须要确立它的民事义务属性,义务之履行须通过民事诉讼之方式,以符合程序正义之要求,而具体之条件应该关注网络用户隐私保护与言论自由之需求,同时建立违法救济制度。

Study on Information Disclosure Obligation of the Network Service Provider——Critical Interpretation focusing on Regulations of Copyright Law in China

It is often criticized that the regulations on information disclosure obligation of the network service provider is too simplified in the legislation of China and that several misunderstandings exist in the judicial practice.Such defects are resulted from the imperfect doctrine of information disclosure obligation in China,such as the lack of defining the nature of this obligation.Thus it is quite necessary to clarify such basic theoretical issues.Essentially,in the perspective of pubic policy,the information disclosure obligation aims at constructing the balance of interest and thereby the attribute of civil obligation shall be established.Accordingly,the performance of obligation shall be claimed by civil litigation in compliance with the procedural justice.The specific performance requirements shall also take account of the demand for the protection of privacy and speech freedom by network users.In the meanwhile it is essential to establish a remedy system in case of any violation of the law.