| Guiding Case No. 48 of the Supreme People's Court: Beijing Jingdiao Technology Co., Ltd. v. Shanghai Naiky Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (Dispute over computer software copyright infringement) | | 指导案例48号：北京精雕科技有限公司诉上海奈凯电子科技有限公司侵害计算机软件著作权纠纷案 |
| （Issued on April 15, 2015 as deliberated and adopted by the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court） | | （最高人民法院审判委员会讨论通过 2015年4月15日发布） |
| Guiding Case No. 48 | | 指导案例48号 |
| Keywords | | 关键词
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| Civil; computer software copyright infringement; tie-in sale; technical protection measure; abuse of rights | | 民事 侵害计算机软件著作权 捆绑销售 技术保护措施 权利滥用 |
| Key Points | | 裁判要点 |
| For the tie-in sales of software and machines, the computer software copyright owner sets a special file format for the software's output data to restrict machines of competitors from reading data saved in this special file format and expand its competitive edge from software to machines. Such acts are not the technical measures taken by copyright owners to protect software copyright as provided for in the Copyright Law. The research and development of software by others to read files saved in a format set by the copyright owner do not constitute infringement upon computer software copyright. | | 计算机软件著作权人为实现软件与机器的捆绑销售，将软件运行的输出数据设定为特定文件格式，以限制其他竞争者的机器读取以该特定文件格式保存的数据，从而将其在软件上的竞争优势扩展到机器，不属于著作权法所规定的著作权人为保护其软件著作权而采取的技术措施。他人研发软件读取其设定的特定文件格式的，不构成侵害计算机软件著作权。 |
| Legal Provisions | | 相关法条 |
| Item (6) of paragraph 1 of Article 48 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China | | 《中华人民共和国著作权法》第四十八条第一款第六项 |
| Article 2, item (1) of paragraph 1 of Article 3, and item (3) of paragraph 1 of Article 24 of the Regulation on the Protection of Computer Software | | 《计算机软件保护条例》第二条、第三条第一款第一项、第二十四条第一款第三项 |
| Basic Facts | | 基本案情 |
| Plaintiff Beijing Jingdiao Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Jingdiao Company”) alleged that: It independently developed a Jingdiao CNC engraving system, which consisted of Jingdiao engraving CAD/CAM software (JDPaint software), Jingdiao numerical control system, and mechanical body. The system was used through two computers: one for processing and programming and the other for numerical control. These two computers needed to exchange data to run two different programs, meaning that the programs needed to run through data files. Specifically, first, JDPaint generated data files in Eng format by running on the processing and programming computer, and the data files were received by the control software running on the numerical control computer and converted into processing instructions. The plaintiff owned copyright in JDPaint, which was unavailable on the market and was only used on the numerical control engraving machines independently manufactured by the plaintiff. In early 2006, the plaintiff discovered that defendant Shanghai Naiky Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Naiky Company”) made great efforts on its website to promote the NC-1000 engraving and milling machine numerical control system developed by it which, as it claimed, would fully support all versions of Eng files. The Ncstudio software in the aforesaid numerical control system of the defendant was capable of reading Eng data files output by JDPaint, and the plaintiff had encrypted Eng data files. The defendant's acts of illegally deciphering Eng data files and developing and distributing the numerical control system capable of reading Eng data files were acts of intentionally circumventing or undermining the technical measures taken by the plaintiff to protect its software copyright, infringing upon the plaintiff's software copyright. The defendant's acts enabled other numerical control engraving machines to illegally receive Eng files, causing decrease in the sales volume of the plaintiff's Jingdiao engraving machines and economic loss to plaintiff. Therefore, the plaintiff requested the court to order that the defendant should immediately stop developing and distributing the numerical control system supporting various versions of Eng files output by JDPaint as well as other infringing acts, make a public apology, and compensate the plaintiff for losses in the amount of 485,000 yuan. | | 原告北京精雕科技有限公司（以下简称精雕公司）诉称：原告自主开发了精雕CNC雕刻系统，该系统由精雕雕刻CAD/CAM软件（JDPaint软件）、精雕数控系统、机械本体三大部分组成。该系统的使用通过两台计算机完成，一台是加工编程计算机，另一台是数控控制计算机。两台计算机运行两个不同的程序需要相互交换数据，即通过数据文件进行。具体是：JDPaint软件通过加工编程计算机运行生成Eng格式的数据文件，再由运行于数控控制计算机上的控制软件接收该数据文件，将其变成加工指令。原告对上述JDPaint软件享有著作权，该软件不公开对外销售，只配备在原告自主生产的数控雕刻机上使用。2006年初，原告发现被告上海奈凯电子科技有限公司（以下简称奈凯公司）在其网站上大力宣传其开发的NC－1000雕铣机数控系统全面支持精雕各种版本的Eng文件。被告上述数控系统中的Ncstudio软件能够读取JDPaint软件输出的Eng格式数据文件，而原告对Eng格式采取了加密措施。被告非法破译Eng格式的加密措施，开发、销售能够读取Eng格式数据文件的数控系统，属于故意避开或者破坏原告为保护软件著作权而采取的技术措施的行为，构成对原告软件著作权的侵犯。被告的行为使得其他数控雕刻机能够非法接收Eng文件，导致原告精雕雕刻机销量减少，造成经济损失。故请求法院判令被告立即停止支持精雕JDPaint各种版本输出Eng格式的数控系统的开发、销售及其他侵权行为，公开赔礼道歉，并赔偿损失485000元。 |
Naiky Company contended that: Its Ncstudio software was capable of reading data files in Eng format output by JDPaint, but data files in Eng format and the Eng format were not under the protection of computer software copyright. Therefore, the acts of the defendant did not infringe upon the plaintiff's copyright. Naiky Company requested the court to dismiss the plaintiff's claims.
．．．．．． | | 奈凯公司辩称：其开发的Ncstudio软件能够读取JDPaint软件输出的Eng格式数据文件，但Eng数据文件及该文件所使用的Eng格式不属于计算机软件著作权的保护范围，故被告的行为不构成侵权。请求法院驳回原告的诉讼请求。
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