修改权与保护作品完整权的权利边界探究

Research on the Boundaries of the Right of Modification and the Right of Integrity of the Work

摘要: 修改权存废的反复反映了立法者和学术界对修改权和保护作品完整权两者关系的分歧较大，现有的一权两面说和轻重有别说均无法形成自洽的著作权权利体系，本文试图在明晰两者定义与规制范围的基础上划清两者边界，作出最贴合法条原意的解释。修改权指作者拥有修改作品和授权他人修改作品的自由，侧重从“修改行为”这个行为模式范畴维护作者修改自己作品的控制权。保护作品完整权指通过规制歪曲和篡改行为以维护作者与作品的同一性，只有后者才可能涉及与修改权的重合，但其侧重考察作品被修改到何种程度才会构成对作者精神权利的侵害，意在从对象范畴划定作者控制作品的权利和开发利用者的行动自由之间的边界。

Abstract: The repeated debates over the retention or abolition of the right of modification reflect the significant differences between legislators and scholars regarding the relationship between the right of modification and the right of integrity of the work. The existing theories of “one right with two aspects” and “differing degrees of importance” fail to form a coherent copyright system. This paper attempts to clarify the definitions and regulatory scopes of both rights and delineate their boundaries, providing an interpretation that best aligns with the original intent of the law. The right of modification refers to the author’s freedom to modify their work and authorize others to do so, focusing on maintaining the author’s control over the modification of their work within the behavioral pattern category of “modification actions”. The right of integrity of the work aims to protect the author’s identity and the work’s integrity by regulating acts of distortion and alteration. Only the latter may overlap with the right of modification, but it focuses on determining the extent to which a work is modified before it constitutes an infringement of the author’s moral rights, aiming to define the boundary between the author’s control over the work and the freedom of action of developers and users from the perspective of the object category.