Digital Music Copyright Infringement Liability Study

This paper describes the concept of digital music works, characterized its Evolution concept of digital music copyright in such work on the concept of digital music works, clarify the concept of extended copyright protection in the digital music works, and then let the peopleunderstand the significance of the lack of legislative and institutional aspects and protection works of digital music copyright infringement. Followed by a detailed analysis of the composition of the digital music copyright infringement liability. By infringing the principle of attribution, the constituent elements of the digital music copyright infringement liability, as well as the type of violations, three aspects of the digital music copyright infringement theoretical analysis and comment, and propose different imputation principle should apply to different subject. Imputation rules set forth at the same time, but also to explore the digital music copyright infringement defenses. Specifically listed in the rational use of the implied licensing and safe harbor principles of the three main defenses and this make the Commentary. Finally, from the angle of the legislative and institutional set up proposed digital music copyright infringement issues related to legislation and the recommendations of the protection system, improve the relevant provisions of the main scope of copyright protection and digital music digital music copyright infringement should be pointed out that China’s legislation, also clear applicable conditions of the digital music works copyright infringement liability defenses.