課程名稱：可刑罰性專題研究
任課老師：黃榮堅教授
一、課程內容：侵害智慧財產權刑事責任問題研究

保護智慧財產權相關法律，特別是著作權法的修正，可以說是全部法律中修正頻率最高的。其中不乏有人引以為傲的率先於全世界的立法，亦有對同一項規定，例如個人使用少數複製之不罰條款，一修再修。逐年所補充修正之條文，對於相關行為之規範，無論是犯罪行為類型的網羅，或是對於構成要件的設計，密度極高，甚至已經接近對於個案之量身定做所形成的規定。如此快速而詭譎之立法，可謂立法史上所少見，可見此一領域之立法在法理與現實之間衝突之一斑。我們藉著實際的立法與事件，可以有機會生動的檢視關於侵害智慧財產權的刑事法律問題，包括從基本法益概念的釐清，對於各犯罪類型規範在刑法理論上正當性的懷疑，以及技術性的解釋問題。由於此一議題可以說是涵蓋刑法總則全部的基本理論問題，所以我們選為本學期討論的題目。

1. 智慧財產權概念的歷史
2. 智慧財產權概念範圍與目的
3. 「文化」之概念
4. 刑法上的「財產」法益概念
5. 侵害商標權與侵害著作權刑罰規定之保護法益
6. 論侵害專利權行為除罪化（§11-2）
7. 財產概念與損害賠償之計算（及其與量刑之關係）
8. 懲罰性損害賠償之意義及其與刑法之劃分
9. 供自己使用之複製行為的除罪（2003）與入罪（2004）
10. ezPeer案及Kuro案評論
11. Foxy案（板橋98重易4號）及著作權法 §87第一項7款、第二項評論
12. 網路服務提供者民事免責事由（著作權法第六章之一）與刑事免責關係
13. 規避防盜考措施之風險行為的刑罰（著作權法 §80之2第二項）
二、成績評量
（口頭及書面）報告占百分之八十，上課及參與討論狀況作為其餘二十分內加分之依據。
三、備註：計入刑事法學組、民事法學組及基礎法學組學分。


Graduate Institute of Law- Fall 2010
Subject: Seminar on Criminal Culpability
Instructor: Professor Huang, Jung-Chien

Syllabus

Topic: The research on the criminal inculpation of intellectual property infringements.

The statutes which protect the intellectual properties, particularly the copyrights, are the most frequently revised laws in our legal system. Among those statues, some are “unique in the whole world,” which has been celebrated as an honor by some. Some, such as those penalizing the limited reproduction for the individual use, are constantly under revision. These statutes have thus intensively regulated various types of acts by comprehending all kinds of behaviors and designing intricate elements. The regulation is so intensive to the extent that each statute seems to target at one single behavior. Such a swift and weird law-making is quite rare in the legal history, from which we could see the contradictions between the legal scholarship and the practical needs. This course is going to examine the relevant legislations and cases, so that we could have the chance to study the questions relating to the criminal inculpation of intellectual property infringements, to clarify and fundamental conceptual questions, to questions the legitimacy of the relevant legislations, and to explore the interpretative issues. Because this topic could touch every aspect of criminal law, it has been chosen as a research topic for the course this fall.

1. The conceptual history of the intellectual property;
2. The conceptual scope of the intellectual property and the goal of this concept;
3. The concept of “culture”;
4. The concept of property interests in criminal law;
5. The legal interests protected by the statutes punishing patent infringements and copyright infringements;
6. The decriminalization of patent infringements (§11-2)
7. The concept of the property and the calculation of damages ( and its relation to the sentencing);
8. The meaning of punitive damages and its distinction from the criminal punishment;
9. The decriminalization (2003) and criminalization (2004) of reproduction of copyrighted materials for the individual use;
10. Case studies of ezPeer and Kuro;
11. The study of the Foxy Case (Banchiao 98 Chung-I 4）and Copyright law §87I⑦, II;
12. The relation between the civil immunities (Copyright Law Chapter 6-1) and criminal immunities for the ISP provider;
13. The punishment for circumventing the anti-reproduction measures (Copyright Law §80-2II).
II. Evaluation

Students’ evaluation will depend on (oral and written) papers presented by students and (80%) and their class participations and discussions (20%).

III. Credit Requirements
This course will satisfy the credit requirements of the Division of Criminal Law, Civil Law and Fundamental Legal Study.