隨著科技進步，著作利用的方式越來越多樣化，使著作權人蒙受其惠，但同時私人重製技術越來越經濟方便，品質越來越逼近市面販售者，卻也使著作權人承受相當的損害，應如何保障著作權人之權益與平衡社會大眾之利益，始終是著作權法中重要的課題。本文著重於探討科技產品製造商、提供者是否因提供科技產品，而須對第三人之侵害行為負擔責任，此對於保障著作權具有相當之重要性，蓋使用者利用科技產品於私人領域中從事，縱發生侵害著作權法之情事，面臨難以追查執行之困境。但因科技產品提供者本身並未從事不法行為，其提供行為亦非法所禁止，故涉及所謂間接侵害。本文將以案例分析方式，歸納出著作權法中間接侵害之成立要件，再依此要件進一步討論數位科技產品製造商、提供者是否應負擔間接侵害責任，並應特別注意科技發展為社會所期待，不應為保障著作權人而過度抑制科技發展之可能性；且大多數的產品既可用於合法亦可用於非法之目的，端視使用者如何利用，而使用者之行為多為不受製造商控制之獨立行為。
With the progress of technology, the varieties of the use of copyrighted works also increase. Although authors benefit from the increases in the usage of their works, it has become more easy and cheap to produce "the private copy". Furthermore, the quality of the private copy has improved to the point that consumers would prefer obtaining "the private copy" over purchasing the copyrighted work in the marketplace. Therefore, how to protect the right of the authors and to balance the interest of the public is the evermore important theme in the law of copyright. Since the 90ths, the development of digital technology began and continues to expand. It further increases the difficulties in protecting copyrighted works, spurs lots of discussion, and causes many judgments and legislations. In the consideration of these situations, this article intends to discuss the conditions of indirect infringement on copyright in Taiwan as the starting point. Then, by analyzing cases, producers this article examines whether the producers and providers are responsible for producers the actions of those who use their products to infringe copyrighted works.
