Core Viewpoint - The growth of the online live streaming industry has been accompanied by copyright infringement risks, which hinder its healthy long-term development [1] Group 1: Industry Challenges - The number of online streamers is large, and they can choose their streaming times, leading to significant immediacy and concealment, making it difficult to discover and collect evidence of infringement [1] - The overall number of live streaming infringement cases is low, as rights holders often combine live streaming actions with more easily provable playback actions in lawsuits to increase their chances of winning [1] - Due to the difficulty in identifying direct infringers in live streaming, rights holders tend to sue the streaming platforms as defendants, consolidating multiple infringement actions to reduce litigation costs [1] Group 2: Judicial and Platform Responses - Judicial rulings play a crucial role in guiding the industry, with courts promoting platforms to enhance governance in live streaming rooms [1] - Major streaming platforms have optimized models with significant infringement risks, such as "watching with you," leading to effective control of infringement behaviors [1] Group 3: Recommendations for Platforms - Streaming platforms should strengthen regulation, establish comprehensive entry and training systems for streamers, and timely provide content related to intellectual property protection [1] - Platforms should implement graded and categorized management based on streamer violations, content types, and user scales [1] - Collaboration with rights holders is essential to create a legitimate resource library for commonly used live streaming materials, reducing the occurrence of infringement from the source [1] Group 4: Recommendations for Streamers - Streamers need to continuously enhance their copyright awareness and improve their ability for independent innovation, as only by strengthening originality and continuously introducing new content can they gain more user recognition and promote the stable and sustainable development of the online live streaming industry [2]
强化监管,推动网络直播行业行稳致远(专家观点)
Ren Min Ri Bao·2025-05-07 22:26