DMCA下的故意视而不见原则之证伪

摘要

美国联邦第二巡回法院在Viacom v. YouTube案中指出，故意视而不见原则有可能在DMCA下适用，却没有提供进一步的指引，在学界引起了困惑。在DMCA框架下，认定故意视而不见需要受到特定知悉和§512（m）监控义务排除的限制。纽约南区法院在重审该案时将故意视而不见原则吸收入原有知悉规定中，架空了这一原则，这是符合避风港条款规定和立法历史的解读。%In Viacom v. YouTube, the Second Circuit conifrmed that willful blindness may substitute for knowledge under the DMCA. The Second Circuit's acceptance of the doctrine without further guidance has caused confusion in the intellectual property community. Under the DMCA scheme, primary barriers to a ifnding of willful blindness are the speciifc knowledge requirement and the“no afifrmative duty to monitor”provision under §512(m). The trial court reviewed the case by ruling that“willful blindness”was still part of the knowledge prong of the DMCA, which made this doctrine impracticable under DMCA. It’s a logical interpretation of DMCA safe harbor provisions and its legislative history.