According to current laws and regulations, there are no clear restrictions on this, but national leaders not only represent themselves personally, but also represent the image of the country. Therefore, when using their expressions, neither Their personal personality rights, such as reputation rights, etc., must not vilify or insult the image of the country.

It is an indisputable fact that the unauthorized use of "emoticons" to promote business without the person's consent is an infringement of portrait rights.

For the purpose of profit, using a citizen’s portrait for advertising, trademarking, window decoration, etc. without the citizen’s consent shall be deemed as an infringement of the citizen’s portrait rights. In addition, maliciously damaging, defiling, or besmirching a citizen's portrait, or using a citizen's portrait to carry out personal attacks, etc., is also an infringement of portrait rights.

Behavior that constitutes an infringement of a citizen’s right to portrait should usually meet two requirements:

First, it is without the person’s consent;

Second, it is for profit. Common infringements on citizens’ portrait rights include using other people’s portraits for commercial advertising, product decoration, book covers, and printed calendars for profit-making purposes without the consent of the individual. For infringement of portrait rights, the victim can stop it on his own, such as requesting the surrender of the film taken, removing the public display of the portrait, etc. The victim can also request the offender to stop the infringement, eliminate obstacles, eliminate the impact, or compensate for losses according to the law. The right to claim compensation for losses does not require property damage.

Extended content: What is portrait right?

Portrait rights refer to the right of natural persons to reproduce, use and exclude infringement by others on their own portraits. Portrait rights include the right of citizens to own their own portraits, the right to produce, use, and disclose their own portraits, the right to permit others to use their own portraits, and the right to prohibit others from illegally using their own portraits.

Legal basis:

Article 1019 of the Civil Code stipulates: No organization or individual may defame, deface, or use information technology means to forge, etc. Infringe on the portrait rights of others. Without the consent of the portrait right holder, the portrait of the portrait right holder shall not be produced, used, or disclosed, unless otherwise provided by law.

Without the consent of the portrait right holder, the right holder of the portrait work shall not use or disclose the portrait of the portrait right holder in any manner such as publishing, copying, distributing, renting, or exhibiting.