The invention provides a novel soluble polyfunctional (methyl) acrylate copolymer, and a curable resin composition using the copolymer with excellent optical characteristics such as low dispersion, high light transmittance, and various balance characteristics required by an optical lens / prism material; no generation of branch of refractive index, and maintenance of high optical properties even though in a rigorous practical using condition such as damp heat condition. The copolymer is obtained by copolymerizing single functional (methyl) acrylate (a), dual functional (methyl) acrylate (b), 2, 4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene (c) and a thiol compound (d), wherein the side chain of the copolymer comprises a reactive (methyl) acrylate group from the dual functional (methyl) acrylate (b), the end comprises structural units from the 2, 4-diphenyl-4-methyl-1-pentene (c) and the thiol compound (d). The curable resin composition contains the copolymer.