論與著作權合理使用—兼評「谷阿莫」評論影片之使用

Movie Reviews and Fair Use – A Short Comment on AmoGood’s Use of Original Movies

本文在分析電影評論與著作權合理使用之關係。由於電影評論會利用原電影的內容，而有侵害著作權之疑慮。故合理使用是唯一的解套方式，以讓電影評論可合法存在。本文認為電影評論應達一定的學術上或藝術上的程度，並不應過多引用相關片段或畫面，以避免成為原電影的替代品，而該電影評論才得享有合理使用的保障。谷阿莫的電影評論影片因為僅描述原電影的劇情並大量引用相關片段，以致其影片成為原電影的簡短版而可視為原電影的替代內容物。因此，谷阿莫的著作利用行為難以視為合理使用。

This article analyzes movie reviews and their fair use of original movies. A reviewer’s use of the original movie may constitute copyright infringement. The only solution for the reviewer to avoid copyright liability is a fair use defense. This article suggests that a movie review should follow a standard recognized by academics or reach a work of aesthetic value. The review should not use too many clips or senses of a movie to avoid from being considered as a substitute of the original movie. Thus, the movie reviewer may enjoy fair use. Under that, AmoGood’s movie review may not enjoy fair use. AmoGood merely rephrases the script of a movie and uses many corresponding clips to form his review video. AmoGood’s movie review video is simply a short version of the original movie and a substitute thereof. Thus, a fair use defense may not be asserted successfully by AmoGood.