浅论网络服务提供者的责任问题

网络数字技术的发展使版权人和网络服务提供者之间的侵权纠纷不断发生。针对该问题，在中美两国之间，从法律规定和司法实务比较分析的角度，列举了美国《数字千年版权法》(DMCA)中“避风港”制度的适用情况，讨论了我国《信息网络传播权保护条例》对网络服务提供者侵权责任的相关规定，分析了维亚康姆诉YouTube 案、“雅虎 案”等案例中网络服务提供者的责任认定，从而进一步阐释了网络服务提供者对第三方引发的版权侵权纠纷应当承 担的法律责任问题。

A Study of the Infringement Liability of the Internet Service Provider

The development of internet digital technology brings about constant disputes between copyright owners and the internet service providers.In view of this issue,by conducting comparative analyses of the legal provisions with judicial practice in America and China,this paper aims to cite the application of the"safe harbor"provision in the"Digital Millennium Copyright Act"(DMCA),and discuss the relevant provisions about the infringement liability of the internet service providers in"Regulations on Protecting the Right of Propagation through Information Network".Moreover,this paper tries to analyze the liability of the internet service provider in Viacom v.Youtube and the case of Yahoo,and further elaborates the legal responsibility of the internet service providers triggered by a third party.