论人工智能生成物邻接权保护的理论基础与制度设计

On the Theoretical Basis and System Design of Adjacent Rights Protection of Artificial Intelligence Products

摘要: 伴随着人工智能技术蓬勃发展，人工智能生成物的法律保护问题逐渐受到理论界与实务界重视。但目前人工智能生成物无法获得相关法律保护，不仅相关司法实践造成困扰，而且极大地阻碍人工智能产业持续健康发展。对此，有必要对人工智能生成物进行法律属性的厘定，应为客观形式上满足“作品”要求的人工智能自动生成的内容。由于传统著作权理论要求作品应包含自然人创作性贡献，因此使用著作权保护对其保护存在理论难题。在狭义著作权无法对人工智能生成物进行有效保护的情况下，发现邻接权制度价值与功能与人工智能生成物存在高度契合，因此应对邻接权进行一系列制度设计，包括权利客体、权利主体与权利保护内容及其保护期限。

Abstract: With the vigorous development of artificial intelligence technology, the legal protection of artificial intelligence products has gradually attracted the attention of the theoretical and practical circles. However, at present, artificial intelligence products cannot obtain relevant legal protection, which not only causes confusion in relevant judicial practice, but also greatly hinders the sustainable and healthy development of the artificial intelligence industry. In this regard, it is necessary to determine the legal attributes of artificial intelligence products, which should be automatically generated by artificial intelligence to meet the requirements of “works” in objective form. Since the traditional copyright theory requires that a work should contain the creative contribution of a natural person, there are theoretical problems in the use of copyright protection. In the case that the narrow sense of copyright cannot effectively protect the artificial intelligence products, it is found that the value and function of the adjacent right system are highly compatible with the artificial intelligence products, so a series of system designs should be carried out for the adjacent right, including the object of the right, the subject of the right, the content of the right protection and its protection period.