Research on Copyright Protection Obligations of Online Disk Service Providers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53469/wjimt.2025.08(07).19Keywords:
Online disc service provider, Network service provider, Copyright protection obligation, Intellectual property rightsAbstract
The boundaries of the copyright protection obligations of online disc service providers are vague, and this article clarifies them according to the process of infringement. Before the infringement occurs, the provider of online disc service has to fulfil the obligation of not committing direct infringement, the obligation of reasonable care and the obligation of reviewing the right of first uploading of some works; during the infringement occurs, the provider of online disc service has the obligation of complying with the "notification and deletion rule" and the obligation of providing the means of contacting the uploader; after the infringement occurs, the provider of online disc service has the obligation of assisting in the investigation and the obligation of contacting the uploader. After the infringement, the service provider has the obligation to assist in the investigation and the obligation to monitor the abnormal accounts. However, the development of network technology will inevitably lead to changes in the regulatory capacity of network service providers, and the popularity of blockchain technology in the era of web3.0 may realise the distributed storage, at which time the obligation of copyright protection of NDN service providers has to be redefined.
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