Copyright Act Article 37
The economic rights holder may license others to exploit the work. The territory, term, content, method of exploitation, and other particulars of the license shall be as stipulated by the parties; particulars not clearly covered by such stipulations shall be presumed to have not been licensed.The license referred to in the preceding paragraph shall not be affected by subsequent assignment or further licensing of economic rights by the economic rights holder.A non-exclusive licensee may not sublicense the rights inherent in the license to any third party for exploitation without the consent of the economic rights holder.An exclusive licensee may, within the scope of the license, exercise rights in the capacity of economic rights holder, and may perform litigious acts in its own name. The economic rights holder may not exercise rights within the scope of an exclusive license.The provisions of paragraphs 2 through 4 shall not apply to any license conferred prior to the implementation of the November 12, 2001 amendment to this Act.The provisions of Chapter VII do not apply in the following circumstances except for works subject to the management of copyright collective management organizations:1. Exploitation of digitized karaoke machines or jukeboxes which contain licensed duplication(s) of music works for public performance; or2. Rebroadcasting works of an original broadcast; or3. Communicating the sounds or images of an original broadcast to the public with loudspeaker or other equipment; or4. Communicating the works to the public through public broadcasting or simultaneous public transmission of advertisement, by a broadcaster, within which such works have been reproduced under authorization.
中文原文 著作權法第37條
著作財產權人得授權他人利用著作,其授權利用之地域、時間、內容、利用方法或其他事項,依當事人之約定;其約定不明之部分,推定為未授權。
前項授權不因著作財產權人嗣後將其著作財產權讓與或再為授權而受影響。
非專屬授權之被授權人非經著作財產權人同意,不得將其被授與之權利再授權第三人利用。
專屬授權之被授權人在被授權範圍內,得以著作財產權人之地位行使權利,並得以自己名義為訴訟上之行為。
著作財產權人在專屬授權範圍內,不得行使權利。
第二項至前項規定,於中華民國九十年十一月十二日本法修正施行前所為之授權,不適用之。
有下列情形之一者,不適用第七章規定。
但屬於著作權集體管理團體管理之著作,不在此限:
一、音樂著作經授權重製於電腦伴唱機者,利用人利用該電腦伴唱機公開演出該著作。
二、將原播送之著作再公開播送。
三、以擴音器或其他器材,將原播送之聲音或影像向公眾傳達。
四、著作經授權重製於廣告後,由廣告播送人就該廣告為公開播送或同步公開傳輸,向公眾傳達。
前項授權不因著作財產權人嗣後將其著作財產權讓與或再為授權而受影響。
非專屬授權之被授權人非經著作財產權人同意,不得將其被授與之權利再授權第三人利用。
專屬授權之被授權人在被授權範圍內,得以著作財產權人之地位行使權利,並得以自己名義為訴訟上之行為。
著作財產權人在專屬授權範圍內,不得行使權利。
第二項至前項規定,於中華民國九十年十一月十二日本法修正施行前所為之授權,不適用之。
有下列情形之一者,不適用第七章規定。
但屬於著作權集體管理團體管理之著作,不在此限:
一、音樂著作經授權重製於電腦伴唱機者,利用人利用該電腦伴唱機公開演出該著作。
二、將原播送之著作再公開播送。
三、以擴音器或其他器材,將原播送之聲音或影像向公眾傳達。
四、著作經授權重製於廣告後,由廣告播送人就該廣告為公開播送或同步公開傳輸,向公眾傳達。