MP3出現,加上P2P軟體的盛行,對音樂產業造成很大的衝擊。在2001年美國即判決Napster案,判決混合式P2P軟體敗訴,一般似乎以為該問題即已圓滿解決。實則不然,各種變形的分散式P2P軟體相繼出現。新型的P2P軟體是否違法?美國最高法院於2005年6月27日下達判決,判決新型P2P軟體一樣違法。而台灣也在2005年6月判決ezPeer軟體合法,到9月卻判決Kuro軟體違法。到底PP軟體的未來何去何從? 對於解決盜版問題,學者對此一議題則陸續提出各種不同想法,至2004年William Fisher出版「Promises to Keep」一書,提出補償金制度的建議,似乎又引起新一波的討論高潮。 歸納整理,對於網路音樂盜版問題,到底該如何解決,有的是建議採用財產權模式,判決P2P軟體違法;有的甚至建議擴張著作權保護,提供業者一個更安全的法律環境;有的建議採用競爭法模式,用競爭法來規範音樂產業;有的則建議採用管制模式,修正著作權法,以因應音樂產業的特殊性;有的則建議採用補償金模式,全面推翻著作權體制。 本文的目的,在於研究MP3涉及的相關問題及各種解決之道,採用經濟分析方法,研究各種模式的可行性。最後提出法定授權制度,做為解決方案。
MP3 appears, in addition, P2P software prevails, cause very great impact to the industry of the music. U.S.A. adjudicated the Napster case promptly in 2001, decide against composite P2P software. Then, generally it is thinked that this problem has already been solved satisfactorily. Otherwise, various kinds of scattering type P2P software out of shape appear in succession actually. Does new-type P2P software break the law? The US Supreme Court assigns the Grokster on June 27 , 2005, new-type P2P software of the judgement will break the law equally. In Taiwan, one district court announce that ezPeer software was legal in June of 2005, but another distict court adjudicate Kuro software breaking the law in September. What course should the future of PP software follow on earth? For solving the pirate problem, scholars propose all kinds of ideas to this topic successively. William Fisher published his book ‘Promises to Keep ' in 2004, proposeed the suggestion of the system of the compensation payment , seem to cause a new wave of discussion climaxes again. I put these suggestion in order. Some propose adopting the proprietary way, the judgement P2P software breaks the law; Some even propose expanding copyright to protect, offering industry person is a safer legal environment; Some propose adopting the competition law way, standardizing the industry of the music with the competition law; Some suppose to take regulatory model, reviseing copyright law, in order to fit the particularity of music industry; Some propose adopting the compensation payment way, are overthrowing the copyight in an all-round way. The purpose of this dissertation, lie in studying relevant problem and various kinds of solutions that MP3 involves, adopt the economic analytical method, study the feasibility of different models. Finally, I propose to take some compulsory licence system as the solution.