英文摘要 |
Nowadays it is common sense that the ISP’s secondary liability is based upon contributory infringement in China. However, there are some contradictions between ISP’s secondary liability and contributory infringement in terms of the mind state and conduct requirement. These contradictions remind us that there must be certain dissociations from the U. S mode in the process of legal transplantation of the ISP’s secondary liability. The transformations happened by changing the rule of liability limitation to the elements of liability, as well as replacing ''have reason to know'' with ''should have known''. As a result, the courts begin to focus on such issues as duty of care and necessary measures in the ISP’s secondary liability cases in China. These transformations have made the ISP’s secondary liability in China separating itself from the contributory infringement. This varied mode is more flexible than its U. S. origin, which dilutes the effect of liability limitation of Safe Harbor, and leaves more space for the courts to impose more responsibility to the ISPs. At the same time, the over-extension of the ISP’s secondary liability along this line of reasoning in the judicial practice should also be cautioned against. |