计算机字体单字的可著作权问题研究——兼评中国《著作权法》的第三次修改

计算机字体单字的可著作权问题随着方正电子公司诉宝洁公司侵犯计算机字体‘飘柔’案的发生,已成为知识产权领域的焦点话题。这一问题的解决需要从知识产权法的基本原理出发,对计算机字体单字可著作权问题中涉及的诸如独创性、创造与劳动、独创性与审美性、创作与手段等基本的范畴展开进一步的反思、质评和考辨。计算机字体单字作为美术作品保护符合著作权的基本法理,有其逻辑上的自洽性;计算机字体单字和字库同时受著作权保护,既是形式逻辑的必然要求,也符合范式国家立法的发展潮流和正确理解立场。基于此,有必要借鉴相关国际公约和国外先进立法,设计我国《著作权法》第三次修改的具体进路,并对计算机字体单字的著作权保护作出合理的制度安排,以期为我国《著作权法》的适时完善有所裨益。

Fundamental Copyright Issues of Particular Characters in Computer Fonts: Review of the Third Amendment of Copyright Act of China

The copyright protection of particular characters in computer fonts has been a heated issue after Founder v.Procter & Gamble.Combined with the fundamental theory of copyright,the theoretical issues involved in the copyright protection of particular characters in computer fonts are reviewed.Moreover,it is necessary to simultaneously protect the particular characters in computer and computer fonts bases.Borrowing ideas from international treaties and foreign legislations,the way to the third amendment of Copyright Act is explored and legislation proposals are advanced.