论著作权纠纷中权利受让人合法来源抗辩的认定——初某延时摄影视频著作权权属、侵权纠纷案评析

On the Identification of Assignee’s Defense of Legal Source in Copyright Dispute—Comment and Analysis on the Copyright Ownership and Infringement Dispute Case of Chu’s Time-Lapse Photography Video

摘要: 《著作权法》第五十三条是善意侵权人在著作权民事纠纷案件中进行合法来源抗辩的法律规范基础。该条款有严格的适用限制，仅限于有体复制件的出租与发行，而不适用于权利的许可。权利受让人在著作权侵权纠纷中以其所享有的权利具有合法来源为由提起合法来源抗辩，不符合立法者的初衷和《著作权法》原理。因此，在认定合法来源抗辩成立与否前，首先应审查纠纷所涉主体与抗辩主张是否符合立法规定与法理基础，谨慎使用扩大解释与类推适用的法律方法，以有效维护被侵权人的合法权益。

Abstract: Article 53 of the Copyright Law is the legal standard basis for the bona fide infringer to defend the legitimate source of copyright in civil dispute cases. This clause is subject to strict restrictions on the lease and distribution of physical copies, and does not apply to licensing of rights. It is not in line with the original intention of the legislator and the principle of the Copyright Law that the assignee of the right in the dispute of copyright infringement makes a defense against the legal source on the ground that the right he enjoys has the legal source. Therefore, before determining whether the defense of legal source is established or not, we should first examine whether the subject involved in the dispute and the defense claim conform to the legislative provisions and legal basis, and carefully use the legal method of expanded interpretation and analogy to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of the infringed.