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The Chinese Copyright Law imposes two limitations on the exercise of copyright by its owner, namely fair use and statutory license.
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17 U.S.C.107.
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See KRAVETS, DAVID. Fair use prevails as Supreme Court rejects Google Books copyright case [EB/OL].
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/04/fair-use-prevail-as-supreme-court-rejects-google-books-copyright-case/, Apr 18, 2016.
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See Wang, Qian, Research on Copyright Infringement Problem of “Cache” Service Provided by Search Engine [J]. East Law, 2010, (29), available at http://www.privatelaw.com.cn/Web_P/N_Show/?PID=5865.
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing Xicheng District People’s Court No. Xi Min Chu Zi No. 18215 (北京市西城区人民法院民事判决书<2010>西民初字第18,215号).
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You, Yunting. Does Unauthorized Use of Screenshots in Game Guide Constitute Infringement [EB/OL]. http://www.chinaiplawyer.com/does-unauthorized-use-of-screenshots-in-game-guide-constitute-infringement/.
March 22, 2015.
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing High People’s Court(2013) Gao Min Zhong Zi No. 1221 (北京市高级人民法院民事判决书<2013>高民终字第1221号).
- 7.
See Civil Judgment of Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court (2011) Yi Zhong Min Chu Zi No.1321 (北京市第一中级人民法院民事判决书 <2011> 一中民初字第1321号).
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See ORDER LIST: 578 U.S.[Z]. available at https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/041816zor_2co3.pdf
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See U. S. COURT OF APPEALS 2 FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT [Z]. Docket No. 13-4829-cv, available at http://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/13-4829/13-4829-2015-10-16
pdf?ts=1445005805
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See supra note 3.
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The three-step test was first enacted in the 1967 revision of the Berne Convention. It provides: “It shall be a matter for legislation in the countries of the Union to permit the reproduction of such works [a] in certain special cases, provided that [b] such reproduction does not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and [c] does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author.” Nowadays, the three-step test appears not only in the Berne Convention (Article 9 (2)) but also in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs Agreement) (Article 13), the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (Article 10) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (Article 16). Moreover, several European Directives contain the test. It has to be noted that the three steps of the test are cumulative and, hence, a failure to comply with one of the steps results in the limitation being disallowed. See SCHONWETTER, TOBIAS. The Three-Step Test within the Copyright System [EB/OL].http://pcf4.dec.uwi.edu/viewpaper.php?id=58&print=1
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing High People’s Court (2003) Gao Min Zhong Zi No.1393 (北京市高级人民法院民事判决书<2003>高民终字第1393号). For detailed discussion of this case, see 1.1, Chap. 1.
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For example, see e.g. Luo, Li. The Copyright Law Border of Parody—Discussing from “A Murder Case Caused by Mantou” (Chinese version) [J]. Jurisprudence, No., 2006, (3):60–66, available at http://www.fengxiaoqingip.com/ipluntan/lwxd-zz/20061106/769.html
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See Civil Judgment of Guangdong Province High People’s Court (2002) Yue Gao Fa Min San Zhong Zi No.85 (广东省高级人民法院民事判决书<2002>粤高法民三终字第85号).
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing Haidian District People’s Court (2007) Hai Min Chu Zi No16761. (北京市海淀区人民法院民事判决书<2007>海民初字第16761号).
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing First Instance People’s Court (2008) Yi Zhong Min Zhong No.4505 (北京市第一中级人民法院民事判决书<2008>一中民终字第4505号).
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Article 18 of the Interpretations of the Supreme People’s Court Concerning the Application of Laws in the Trial of Civil Disputes over Copyright, effective as of October 15, 2002.
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Official Reply of Supreme People’s Court (2004) Min San Ta Zi No. 5.
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See Civil Judgment of Hubei Province Wuhan City Intermediate People’s Court (2006) Wu (Zhi) Chu Zi No.120. (湖北省武汉市中级人民法院民事判决书<2006>武<知>初字第120号).
- 20.
Ibid.
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See Civil Judgment of Hubei Province Wuhan City Intermediate People’s Court (2006) Wu Zhi Chu Zi No.121; Civil Judgment of Hubei Province High People’s Court (2008) E Min San Zhong Zi No. 16 (湖北省武汉市中级人民法院民事判决书 <2006>武知初字第121号; 湖北省高级人民法院民事判决书<2008>鄂民三终字第16号).
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See Civil Judgment of Hubei Province High People’s Court (2008) E Min San Zhong Zi No. 16. (湖北省高级人民法院民事判决书<2008>鄂民三终字第16号).
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See Xu, Zifeng, Zhang, Haitao. Public Interest vs. Private Rights – Fair Use under the PRC Laws [EB/OL]. IP Bulletin – Special Issue, 2008, http://www.kingandwood.com/article.aspx?id=IPBulletin081127-13&language=en
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Guo, Y. (2017). Copyright Limitations. In: Modern China’s Copyright Law and Practice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5352-8_4
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