事实编撰物著作权保护之实证分析

事实编撰物的著作权问题主要牵涉到对作品独创性的界定。美国Feist案非常具有代表性。美国最高法院不仅强调了一般性作品受著作权保护的独创性要求,而且强调了事实编撰物一类的事实性作品受著作权保护的独创性要求。对事实性质作品著作权性质的否认表明了其对作者未来创作材料保障的关注。在事实编撰物这类案件中,法院需要解决的是对事实的编撰物中对于信息的保护和坚持信息是与其他作品相关的公共财产的观点之间的冲突。

Positive Analysis on the Copyright Protection of Compilation of Facts

The issue of copyright protection for compilation of fact is mainly concerned with the originality of a work. A good case is the Feist case, which was heard in the USA. The Supreme Court of the USA not only emphasizes the requirement of originality of a general work, but also for a work like compilations of facts. The refuse to accept the nature of copyright for compilation of facts reflects in the concernment of the construction of creation for a work for the would-be author. In the protection of such work, the court shall resolve the conflict of the protection of information in the work and the information is public property related to other works.