Tripartite Perspective on the Copyright-Sharing Economy in China

2019-08-01

Computer Law and Security Review

AI Summary

This study examines the structural tension between information free flow and intellectual property exclusivity in China’s copyright-based sharing economy, highlighting governance challenges arising from ambiguous role delineation among government regulators, digital platforms, and content creators. Employing an original tripartite co-governance framework—“government–platform–creator”—the research integrates policy document analysis, comparative case studies of representative platforms, and in-depth stakeholder interviews to systematically analyze interactions among institutional design, market practices, and actor behaviors. Findings identify three core structural contradictions within the copyright-sharing ecosystem: regulatory fragmentation, platform-mediated rights asymmetry, and creator agency deficits. The study proposes a context-sensitive, tiered co-governance model tailored to China’s digital environment, featuring differentiated responsibilities across regulatory layers and dynamic accountability mechanisms. This model advances both theoretical understanding of platform governance in hybrid IP regimes and actionable policy recommendations for strengthening platform compliance systems and safeguarding creator rights.

Technology Category

• Game Theory and Economic Paradigms: Coordination and Collaboration
• Philosophy and Ethics of AI: AI & Law, Justice, Regulation & Governance
• Multiagent Systems: Mechanism Design

Application Category

• Economics, Online Markets and Human Computation: The sharing economy
• Responsible Web: Technology governance, policy, and regulations
• Web Mining and Content Analysis: Bridging structured and unstructured data

Problem

• Analyzing copyright-sharing economy tensions
• Exploring tripartite stakeholder relations in China
• Proposing sustainable copyright-sharing model strategies

Innovation

• Tripartite copyright-sharing model
• Unauthorized and altruistic sharing
• Aligning business and user interests