If it is for profit-making purposes, then using other people’s works requires the consent of the copyright owner or payment of remuneration, otherwise it will be illegal and infringing.

If the other party holds you responsible, you must make financial compensation. Of course, if you only use it for personal use or study, general reprinting is legal.

According to the provisions of the "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China" and the "Berne Convention", works by Chinese citizens, legal persons or other organizations, whether published or not, enjoy copyright from the date of completion of creation. .

According to the provisions of Article 46 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, no one may use it without the permission of the right holder. No distortion, tampering, or plagiarism is allowed.

You are also not allowed to put your name on the picture for the purpose of seeking personal fame or gain. Otherwise, they should bear civil responsibilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making an apology, and compensating for losses according to the circumstances.

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Recently, there have been many free downloads of image infringement disputes, be careful of lawsuits

Reporters reported from grassroots courts in Hangzhou, Ningbo and other places on March 2, 2015 It was learned that as the public’s legal awareness increases, image infringement cases that were rare in the past are on the rise.

According to incomplete statistics, in the past month alone, grassroots courts in Hangzhou and Ningbo have successively accepted more than 10 similar cases. The judge reminded that although there are many free resources on the Internet, you must abide by the law when using images, otherwise you may be involved in lawsuits.

In order to beautify the environment, a wall was built at a construction site on Yinfeng Road in Ningbo City and painted with beautiful spray-painted patterns. The template of the pattern comes from online pictures. Unexpectedly, this "unintentional move" landed the construction party in a lawsuit.

"When using pictures, many people are accustomed to looking for free materials online for the convenience of pictures. However, this practice can easily cause infringement." The judge of Haishu Court said.

According to the Copyright Law, the use of other people’s works must obtain the permission of the copyright owner. Except for 12 circumstances such as personal study, current affairs reporting, scientific research, etc., the use may be without the permission of the copyright owner, and no remuneration will be paid to the copyright owner. , but the author’s name and the title of the work should be specified.

The judge said that when using pictures, you must pay attention. Free downloads from free websites do not mean that you can use them arbitrarily. The inability to know the copyright owner and the lack of intentional infringement cannot be used as excuses to shirk responsibility.

Coincidentally, a company in Hangzhou used a photo of an alarm clock on its portal website to promote its products. As a result, the company was recently sued by a professional photo agency.

The court finally determined that the company’s behavior constituted an infringement of the right to information network dissemination and ordered it to compensate the plaintiff 3,500 yuan.

According to reports, Hangzhou West Lake Court has heard nearly a hundred picture infringement cases in recent years. The person in charge of the institute said that a large number of image infringement disputes have shown that many small and medium-sized enterprises and even well-known large companies want to use "free" images, but end up paying a lot of money.

In recent years, with the widespread use of Weibo and WeChat, the use of pictures by employees when publishing the company's official Weibo and WeChat has become a high-risk infringement point. As for the litigation results of such cases, the defendant's failure rate is almost 100%.

The judge reminded that in order to avoid legal liability, some companies or individuals cut or reverse images, which will also constitute infringement. If you use other people's copyrighted image resources, you must obtain authorization in advance.

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