民國94年2月2日修正通過之中華民國刑法,係我國刑法自民國24年制定公布施行以來修正幅度最大的一次。在本次修正案中,影響司法實務、學界最重大、最紛擾者,莫過於刑法廢除連續犯、常業犯之規定。在刑法領域上,關於廢除連續犯、常業犯規定後應如何適用法律之問題,至今實務、學界見解歧異,尚未形成通說。而相較於刑法實務及學界對於廢除連續犯、常業犯規定後之如何適用法律之問題探討,在著作權法領域,此議題似乎尚未獲得較多的討論與關注。 在著作權法中,刑罰能否實現保護著作權人權益之目的,達成調和社會公共利益,促進國家文化發展之任務,論罪科刑可謂扮演著決定性的角色。因此,本文將探討連續犯、常業犯廢止後,在著作權法刑事案件中應如何適用法律來論罪科刑,並以臺北、臺中和高雄縣市地方法院、臺灣高等法院、智慧財產法院及最高法院違反著作權法之實務見解為中心,觀察我國法院在著作權案件中,對於連續犯、常業犯廢除後應該如何適用法律,進而提出本文看法與建議,期對於相關問題於著作權法學理上未來發展有所裨益。
The Feb 2, 2005 amendment of R.O.C. (Taiwan) Criminal Code is the most extensive of all amendments since the Criminal Code was promulgated in 1935.In this amendment, the abolishment of articles regarding successive crime and professional crime affects judicial practices and academic circles in the most substantive and baffling ways.In the area of criminal laws study, issues of applications of laws after the abolishment of the successive crime and professional crime differs among judicial practices and academic circles and no majority opinions has been formed regarding the applications of laws.Compared to discussions among judicial practices and academic circles regarding issues of applications of laws after abolishement of the successive crime and professional crime, these kinds of issues receive little discussion and attention in copyright laws area. In the copyright law, incrimination and sentencing plays a crucial role in whether the penalty can help realize the purposes of protecting the rights and interests of authors with respect to their works, balancing different interests for the common good of society, and promoting the development of national culture. Therefore, this article is going to discuss how to apply the law when making decision in copyright criminal cases after the abolishment of the successive crime and professional crime. Focusing on reviewing the praxis of Taiwan Taipei, Shihlin, Banciao, Taichung and Kaohsiung District Courts, the Taiwan High Court, the Intellectual Property Court and the Supreme Court, this article will examine how the law is applied by our courts in the copyright cases after the abolishment of the successive crime and professional crime, and try to offer opinions and suggestions, and which hopefully can contribute to the development of related issues in the copyright law theory in the future.