The question of whether the digital collection holders have the right to exhibit corresponding works presents several challenges,such as the significant differences between exhibition rights and the right to display,the difficulty in finding the digital collections as original copies of works,and the conflict between the exhibition rights and the right of communication of information on networks.Through an examination of legislative history,China not only grants exhibitions right an independent status but also designs the limiting rights provisions resulting from the separation of tangible media and intangible works as shared rights clauses.Therefore,the justification of the digital collection holders'exhibition behavior lies in revising the"specific clause"of exhibition rights in the first paragraph of Article 20 of the Chinese Copyright Law,and to make an exemption provision according to the doctrine of implied license.Meanwhile,the excessive exemption of online display behavior is restricted by"sales purpose".
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