软件长期保存的策略研究

目的/意义]数字资源长期保存须充分考虑软件的保存策略。鉴于软件的多样性及复杂性,其权益管理及使用问题成为全新挑战,探讨软件合理使用策略以期为国家科技发展提供支撑保障。方法/过程]通过对软件长期保存中存在的问题进行界定,以合理使用为分析视角,根据不同的使用情景提出软件合理使用与长期保存必要的前提条件和适用环境。结果/结论] 合理使用为软件长期保存过程中的使用问题提供了可行的解决策略。从短期效益而言,人们应当尊重软件所有权人的知识产权,对于软件的复制、使用和解析应当按照合同条款的约定;从长期效益而言,数字资源长期保存是为国家科技发展提供支撑保障机制,应当建立完善的软件长期保存政策并融合到数字资源长期保存体系当中。

Strategy Research on the Long-term Preservation of Software

Purpose/Significance] Long-term preservation of digital resources must fully consider the software preservation strategy. In view of the diversity and complexity of software, its rights management and use have become a new challenge. This paper explores the strategy of fair use of software in order to provide support for the development of national science and technology. Method/Process] By defining the problems existing in the long-term preservation of the software, from the perspective of fair use, the necessary prerequisites and applicable environment for the fair use and long-term preservation of the software are proposed according to different usage scenarios. Result/Conclusion] Fair use provides a feasible solution for the use of software in the long-term preservation process. In the short term, people should respect the intellectual property rights of the software owner, and the copying, use and analysis of the software should be in accordance with the terms of the contract; In terms of long-term benefits, the long-term preservation of digital resources is a guarantee mechanism to support the development of national science and technology. We should establish a sound long-term preservation policy of software and integrate it into the long-term preservation system of digital resources.