短视频时代通知删除规则的适用与完善——以删除的法律性质为视角

The Application and Improvement of Notice-and-Take Down Rule in Short Video Era—From the Perspective of Taking Down

摘要: 通知删除规则的隐含逻辑在于：网络服务提供者应当对通知进行初步审查，而不是做传递通知与反通知的信使。《著作权法实施条例》第15条“应当删除”系对“通知删除”性质与功能的不当表述，在短视频时代暴露出的弊端尤其明显，解决该问题的关键在于明确“删除”的法律性质为免责条件而非法定义务。据此，短视频平台可以根据通知中合理使用的初步证据决定是否删除涉嫌侵权的内容，实现短视频平台在法律框架内的自治。

Abstract: The underlying logic of the notice-and-take down rule is that the Internet Service Provider should be a preliminary censor, rather than the one to de-liver the notice and counter-notice. The expression “shall delete” in article 15 of the Implementing Regulations of The Copy right Law of the People’s Republic of China reflects the misunderstanding of “notice-and-take down”, which is particularly obvious in the short video era. It should be clear that the legal nature of taking down is an exemption rather than a statutory obligation. Accordingly, the short video platforms can decide whether to take a notice down based on a preliminary evidence of fair use to reach the autonomy within the legal framework.