| dc.description.abstract | Parallel importation has been forbidden under Taiwan’s Copyright Act since 1993, which was based on the negotiation with the U.S government. There are many items protected by the Copyright Act, such as books, music recordings, movies, and the logo affixed to commercial products, etc. According to Item 4, Article 87 of the Taiwan Copyright Act, the copyright owner has the right to decide that who can import the original or any copies of a work to Taiwan. In Supap Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, inc., the supreme court of U.S stated that the copyright owner cannot use the first sale doctrine to prevent parallel imports. In addition to the U.S, parallel importation was not be deemed an infringement of copyright in Australia and Singapore. More than that, with the advance of science and technology, people change their lifestyles. They watch movies or television programs online rather than renting one from stores. They listen to music online rather than buying CD. The cases relating to the violation of Item 4, Article 87 of the Taiwan Copyright Act, have reduced. Restricting the parallel importation by law can not balance the benefits between the copyright owner and the others. Therefore, the Copyright Act of Taiwan relating to the parallel importation shall be amended. | en_US |