署名 4.0 協(xié)議國(guó)際版(簡(jiǎn)體中文)
知識(shí)共享組織(“Creative Commons”,“知識(shí)共享”) 不是一家律師事務(wù)所,也不對(duì)外提供法律服務(wù)或建議。提供知識(shí)共享公共許可協(xié)議(Creative Commons Public License,以下縮寫為CCPL)并不導(dǎo)致“律師—當(dāng)事人”關(guān)系或其他法律關(guān)系的建立。知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)按其現(xiàn)狀提供協(xié)議文本和相關(guān)信息。知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)對(duì)于其許可協(xié)議,或通過該協(xié)議提供的作品(material)或相關(guān)信息不提供任何擔(dān)保,在最大可能程度內(nèi),也不對(duì)因使用其協(xié)議或通過該協(xié)議提供的作品(material)或信息而造成的損失承擔(dān)損害賠償責(zé)任。
知識(shí)共享公共許可協(xié)議(CCPL)的使用
知識(shí)共享公共許可協(xié)議(CCPL)提供一套標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化的條款供作者或其他權(quán)利人使用,以便他們分享其原創(chuàng)作品(original works of authorship)和其他受著作權(quán)和以下公共許可協(xié)議中提及的其他特定權(quán)利保護(hù)的作品(material)。以下考慮因素僅供參考,并未列舉窮盡,也不屬于本公共許可協(xié)議文本的一部分。
許可人應(yīng)當(dāng)考慮的因素: 知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)公共許可協(xié)議是供那些有權(quán)許可公眾以著作權(quán)或其他特定權(quán)利所保護(hù)的方式使用其作品(material)的權(quán)利人使用的。知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)協(xié)議不可撤銷。因此,在采用協(xié)議前,許可人應(yīng)當(dāng)閱讀并理解其所選擇的協(xié)議條款。許可人亦應(yīng)確保其享有所授予公眾的權(quán)利,以便公眾能夠順利的使用授權(quán)作品(material)。許可人應(yīng)當(dāng)清楚地注明協(xié)議所不適用的作品(material),包括其他采用知識(shí)共享協(xié)議授權(quán)的作品(material),或基于著作權(quán)的例外或限制而使用的作品(material)。許可人應(yīng)該考慮的其他因素
公眾應(yīng)當(dāng)考慮的因素: 許可人通過使用知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)協(xié)議,授權(quán)公眾依據(jù)特定的條款和條件使用授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)。如果因?yàn)槿魏卧虿恍枰跈?quán)即可使用該作品(material)——例如基于著作權(quán)的例外或限制——那么該使用并不受本協(xié)議約束。許可人通過知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)協(xié)議只能授予基于著作權(quán)或其他特定權(quán)利有權(quán)授予的許可。使用授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)可能還受到其他情形的限制,包括第三方對(duì)該作品(material)所享有的著作權(quán)或其他權(quán)利。許可人可能做出其他特別要求,比如要求使用者標(biāo)注或說明對(duì)作品(material)的所有更改。即使本協(xié)議沒有要求,知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)仍然鼓勵(lì)您遵守許可人的合理要求。 公眾應(yīng)當(dāng)考慮的其他因素
通過行使本協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利(定義如下),您接受并同意受到知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)署名—相同方式共享4.0國(guó)際公共許可協(xié)議(以下簡(jiǎn)稱“本公共許可協(xié)議”)的約束。從合同解釋的角度來看,您獲得授權(quán)的對(duì)價(jià)是接受本協(xié)議的條款,許可人授予您這些權(quán)利的對(duì)價(jià)是可以通過采用本協(xié)議條款發(fā)布授權(quán)作品(material)而獲得利益。
知識(shí)共享 (Creative Commons) 署名 4.0公共許可協(xié)議國(guó)際版
通過行使本協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利(定義如下),您接受并同意受到知識(shí)共享(Creative Commons)署名 4.0國(guó)際公共許可協(xié)議(以下簡(jiǎn)稱“本公共許可協(xié)議”)的約束。從合同解釋的角度來看,您獲得授權(quán)的對(duì)價(jià)是接受本協(xié)議的條款,許可人授予您這些權(quán)利的對(duì)價(jià)是可以通過采用本協(xié)議條款發(fā)布授權(quán)作品(material)而獲得利益。
第一條 定義
- 演繹作品(Adapted Material): 指受到著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利保護(hù)的,基于授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)而創(chuàng)作的作品(material),例如對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的翻譯、改編、編排、改寫或其他依據(jù)著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利需要獲得所有人許可的修改。為本公共許可協(xié)議之目的,當(dāng)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)為音樂作品、表演或錄音時(shí),將其依時(shí)間序列關(guān)系與動(dòng)態(tài)影像配合一致而形成的作品,視為演繹作品(Adapted Material)。
- 演繹作者的許可: 指您依據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議對(duì)在演繹作品(Adapted Material)中自己所貢獻(xiàn)的部分所享有的著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利進(jìn)行授權(quán)的協(xié)議。
- 著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利: 指著作權(quán)和/或與著作權(quán)緊密聯(lián)系的類似權(quán)利。類似權(quán)利包括但不限于:表演者權(quán)、廣播組織權(quán)、錄音錄像制作者權(quán)、以及數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利,而不論上述權(quán)利的定義和歸類如何。為本公共許可協(xié)議之目的, 第二條b款第(1)項(xiàng)與第(2)項(xiàng) 所列權(quán)利不屬于著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利。
- 有效的技術(shù)措施: 指根據(jù)各司法管轄區(qū)遵循《世界知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)組織版權(quán)條約》(1996年12月20日通過)第十一條或類似國(guó)際協(xié)定項(xiàng)下的義務(wù)所制定的法律,在沒有適當(dāng)?shù)氖跈?quán)的情況下,禁止使用者規(guī)避的技術(shù)措施。
- 例外與限制: 指合理使用(Fair Dealing and Fair Use)和/或其他適用于您對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的使用的著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利的例外或限制。
- 授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material): 指許可人通過本公共許可協(xié)議授權(quán)的文學(xué)、藝術(shù)作品(artistic or literary work),數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)或其他作品(material)。
- 協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利: 指依據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議的條款和條件所授予您的各項(xiàng)權(quán)利,限于適用于您對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的使用且許可人有權(quán)許可的著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利。
- 許可人: 指通過本公共許可協(xié)議進(jìn)行授權(quán)的個(gè)人或組織。
- 分享: 指以需要“協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利”許可的任何方法或程序向公眾提供作品(material),包括復(fù)制、公共展示、公開表演、發(fā)行、散布、傳播、進(jìn)口或提供作品(material)給公眾以便其能在其選定的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)接收作品(material)。
- 數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利: 指除了著作權(quán)之外,衍生于1996年3月11日通過的《歐洲議會(huì)與歐盟理事會(huì)關(guān)于數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)法律保護(hù)的指令》(Directive 96/9/EC)及其修改或后續(xù)版本的權(quán)利,或其他國(guó)家或地區(qū)本質(zhì)上與之等同的權(quán)利。
- 您: 指依據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議行使其所獲得授予之權(quán)利的個(gè)人或機(jī)構(gòu)。 “您的”有相應(yīng)的含義。
第二條 授權(quán)范圍
- 授權(quán)
- 根據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議的條款,許可人授予您在全球范圍內(nèi),免費(fèi)的、不可再許可、非獨(dú)占、不可撤銷的許可,以對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)行使以下“協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利”:
- 復(fù)制和分享授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的全部或部分;以及
- 創(chuàng)作、復(fù)制和分享演繹作品(Adapted Material)。
- 例外和限制 為避免疑義,若著作權(quán)的例外和限制適用于您對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的使用,本公共許可協(xié)議將不適用,您也無(wú)須遵守本公共許可協(xié)議之條款。
- 期限 本公共許可協(xié)議的期限規(guī)定于第六條 a 款。
- 媒介和形式;允許的技術(shù)修改 許可人授權(quán)您在任何媒介以任何形式(不論目前已知的或未來出現(xiàn)的)行使本協(xié)議授予的權(quán)利,并為之進(jìn)行必要的技術(shù)修改。許可人放棄和/或同意不主張任何權(quán)利以阻止您為了行使協(xié)議項(xiàng)下權(quán)利進(jìn)行必要的技術(shù)修改,包括為規(guī)避有效技術(shù)措施所必須的技術(shù)修改。為了本公共許可協(xié)議之目的, 基于第二條a款第(4)項(xiàng) 進(jìn)行的技術(shù)修改不構(gòu)成演繹作品(Adapted Material)。
- 后續(xù)接受者
- 來自許可人的要約——授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material) 本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的每一個(gè)后續(xù)接受者都自動(dòng)取得許可人的要約,以按照本公共許可協(xié)議的條款行使協(xié)議授予的權(quán)利。
- 禁止下游限制 若會(huì)限制授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)后續(xù)接受者行使本協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利,則您不得對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)提出或增加任何額外的或不同的條款,或使用任何有效技術(shù)措施。
- 并非背書 本公共許可協(xié)議不構(gòu)成、或不得被解釋為允許您聲明或主張:您或您對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的使用與許可人或 第三條a款第(1)項(xiàng)(A)目(i)所規(guī)定要求提供署名的權(quán)利人相關(guān)聯(lián),或得到其贊助、同意或被授予正式地位。
- 根據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議的條款,許可人授予您在全球范圍內(nèi),免費(fèi)的、不可再許可、非獨(dú)占、不可撤銷的許可,以對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)行使以下“協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利”:
- 其他權(quán)利
- 依據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議,著作人身權(quán),例如保護(hù)作品完整權(quán)、形象權(quán)、隱私權(quán)或其他類似的人格權(quán)利,不在許可范圍內(nèi)。但是,在條件允許的情況下,許可人可以在必要范圍內(nèi)放棄和/或同意不主張其權(quán)利,以便您行使本協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利。
- 本公共許可協(xié)議不適用于任何專利權(quán)或商標(biāo)權(quán)許可。
- 在自愿的或可放棄的法定或強(qiáng)制許可機(jī)制下,許可人在最大可能范圍內(nèi)放棄對(duì)您因行使本協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利而產(chǎn)生的使用費(fèi)的權(quán)利,不論是直接收取或通過集體管理組織收取。在其他任何情況下,許可人明確保留收取使用費(fèi)的任何權(quán)利。
第三條 授權(quán)條件
您行使被許可的權(quán)利明確受以下條件限制:
- 署名
- 若您分享本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)(包含修改格式),您必須:
- 保留如下標(biāo)識(shí)(如果許可人提供授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的同時(shí)提供如下標(biāo)識(shí)):
- 以許可人要求的任何合理方式,標(biāo)識(shí)本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)創(chuàng)作者和其他被指定署名的人的身份(包括指定的筆名);
- 著作權(quán)聲明;
- 有關(guān)本公共許可協(xié)議的聲明;
- 有關(guān)免責(zé)的聲明;
- 在合理可行情況下,本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的網(wǎng)址(URI)或超鏈接;
- 表明您是否修改本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)及保留任何先前修改的標(biāo)記;及
- 表明授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)依據(jù)本公共許可協(xié)議授權(quán),并提供本公共許可協(xié)議全文,或者本公共許可協(xié)議的網(wǎng)址(URI)或超鏈接。
- 保留如下標(biāo)識(shí)(如果許可人提供授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的同時(shí)提供如下標(biāo)識(shí)):
- 依據(jù)您分享本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的媒介、方法及情況,您可以采用任何合理方式滿足第三條a款第(1)項(xiàng)的條件 。 例如,提供包含所要求信息來源的網(wǎng)址(URI)或超鏈接可算是合理地滿足此處的條件。
- 如果許可人要求,您必須在合理可行的范圍內(nèi)移除第三條a款第(1)項(xiàng)(A)目所要求的任何信息。
- 如果您分享您創(chuàng)作的演繹作品(Adapted Material),您適用的“演繹作者的許可”協(xié)議,不得使演繹作品(Adapted Material)的接收者無(wú)法遵守本公共許可協(xié)議。
- 若您分享本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)(包含修改格式),您必須:
第四條 數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利
當(dāng)協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利包含數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利,而該數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利適用于您對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的使用時(shí):
- 為避免疑義, 第二條a款第(1) 項(xiàng)授權(quán)您,摘錄、再利用、復(fù)制和分享全部或絕大部分?jǐn)?shù)據(jù)庫(kù)資料;
- 如果您將數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)資料的全部或絕大部分納入您享有數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利的另一數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù),則您享有數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)特別權(quán)利的該數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)(而非其中的單個(gè)內(nèi)容)視為演繹作品(Adapted Material);
- 如果您分享全部或大部分該數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)的資料,您必須遵守 第三條a款 規(guī)定的條件。
為避免疑義,當(dāng)協(xié)議所授予的權(quán)利包含其他著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利時(shí),第四條補(bǔ)充且不取代本公共許可協(xié)議所規(guī)定的您的義務(wù)。
第五條 免責(zé)聲明及責(zé)任限制條款
- 除非許可人另有保證,否則在最大可能范圍內(nèi),許可人按其現(xiàn)狀和現(xiàn)有之基礎(chǔ)提供授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material),且沒有就授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)做出任何形式的陳述或保證:無(wú)論明示、默示、法定或其他形式,包括但不限于任何有關(guān)本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的權(quán)屬保證、可交易性、適于特定目的、未侵害他人權(quán)利、沒有潛在或其他瑕疵、精確性或是否有錯(cuò)誤,不管是否已知或可發(fā)現(xiàn)。當(dāng)免責(zé)聲明全部或部分不被允許時(shí),此免責(zé)聲明可能不適用于您。
- 在最大可能范圍內(nèi), 對(duì)于任何因本公共許可協(xié)議或使用授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)引起的直接的、特殊的、間接的、附隨的、連帶的、懲罰性的、警告性的,或其他的損失、成本、費(fèi)用或損害,許可人不對(duì)您負(fù)任何法律上或其他的責(zé)任(包括但不限于過失責(zé)任)。當(dāng)責(zé)任限制部分或全部不被允許時(shí),該限制不適用于您。
- 前述免責(zé)及責(zé)任限制聲明,應(yīng)盡可能以最接近于完全排除全部責(zé)任的方式解釋。
第六條 期限與終止
- 本公共許可協(xié)議在著作權(quán)與類似權(quán)利存續(xù)期間內(nèi)有效。然而,如果您沒有遵守此公共許可協(xié)議,則您依據(jù)此公共許可協(xié)議享有的權(quán)利自動(dòng)終止。
- 當(dāng)您使用本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的權(quán)利根據(jù)第六條a款終止時(shí),您的權(quán)利在下述情況下恢復(fù):
- 自違反協(xié)議的行為糾正之日起自動(dòng)恢復(fù),但須在您發(fā)現(xiàn)違反情形后30日內(nèi)糾正;或
- 根據(jù)許可人明示恢復(fù)權(quán)利的意思表達(dá)。
- 為避免疑義,許可人也可在任何時(shí)間,以另外的條款或條件提供本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material),或者停止傳播本授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material);然而,許可人此種行為不會(huì)終止本公共許可協(xié)議。
- 本協(xié)議第一、五、六、七及第八條,不因本公共許可協(xié)議終止而失效。
第七條 其他條款和條件
- 除非明示同意,否則許可人不受您表達(dá)的任何附加或不同條款或條件約束。
- 本公共許可協(xié)議未提及的關(guān)于授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)之任何安排、共識(shí)或協(xié)議,不屬于且獨(dú)立于本公共許可協(xié)議的條款及條件。
第八條 解釋
- 為避免疑義,本許可協(xié)議不會(huì)也不應(yīng)被解釋為減少、限制、約束或施加條件于無(wú)需本公共許可協(xié)議授權(quán)即可依法行使的對(duì)授權(quán)作品(Licensed Material)的任何使用。
- 在最大可能范圍內(nèi),如果本公共許可協(xié)議的任何條款被視為無(wú)法執(zhí)行,該條款在必要的最小限度內(nèi),自動(dòng)調(diào)整至可以執(zhí)行。如果該條款不能被調(diào)整,其應(yīng)自本公共許可協(xié)議中排除適用,不影響其余條款的效力。
- 除非許可人明示同意,本公共許可協(xié)議的任何條款或條件均不得放棄。
- 本公共許可協(xié)議條款不構(gòu)成、也不得被解釋為限制或者放棄適用于許可人或您的特權(quán)或豁免,包括豁免于任何司法管轄區(qū)或行政機(jī)構(gòu)的法律程序。
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