著作財產權係屬無體財產權之一種。當其遭致侵害時,著作財產權人之實際損害額常難以證明與認定。是以外國立法為了避免著作財產權人舉證之煩,特別設立「法定賠償制度」。 我國現行著作權法第88條第3項乃係法定賠償制度之規定。筆者閱覽目前有關於適用第3項規定之實務判決,發現該項規定之立法未盡完善、部分法院對於本項規定不甚明瞭,從而導致實務運作上產生諸多紛擾。 本文以比較法之研究方法,藉由介紹國際著作權公約中關於著作財產權救濟制度之規範,和美國法上著作財產權侵害之法定賠償制度,從中揀選可資作為我國修法借鏡之制度與規定。是以本文旨在針對我國實務上所產生的爭議問題,提供建議,期盼能使我國之相關立法符合實情、更顯周全。
Copyright is a kind of intangible property rights. It is difficult to prove and determine the actual loss of the copyright holders when it is under infringement. In foreign countries, they established“statutory damages”to keep copyright holders from the difficulties of giving evidence. Paragraph 3, Article 88 of Copyright Act in Taiwan governs statutory damage. The researcher reviews the practical sentences applicable to Paragraph 3 and finds that the legislation is not complete. Some courts fail to fully understand the regulation, resulting in disputes in practice. In light of comparative study, we select the systems and regulations that may help amendment of laws and regulations in Taiwan from remedy system on copyright in works introducing international copyright treaties and statutory damages on copyright in the U.S.A. This thesis aims at providing suggestions on disputes in practice in Taiwan in the hope to make the legislation better meet actual conditions and become more comprehensive.