1. Are news pictures protected by copyright law?
1. If It only expresses "pure factual information" and is not protected by the Copyright Law. The "Copyright Law" does not apply to: laws, regulations, resolutions, decisions, orders of state agencies and other documents of a legislative, administrative or judicial nature, and their official official translations; simple factual information and calendars, general numerical tables, general tables and formulas.
2. Legal basis: "Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China" Article 3, as mentioned in this law Works refer to intellectual achievements that are original and can be expressed in a certain form in the fields of literature, art and science, including:
(1 ) written works;
(2) oral works;
(3) music, drama , folk art, dance, acrobatic art works;
(4) Fine arts and architectural works;
(5) Photographic works;
(6) Audio-visual works;
(7) Engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;
(8) Computer software;
(9) Other intellectual achievements consistent with the work.
2. Basics of Copyright Protection What are the principles?
1. The principle of "national treatment". That is, a contracting state treats the literary, scientific and artistic works of other contracting states as Protect the works of its own nationals. This is a principle almost universally adopted in bilateral and multilateral agreements.
2. A contracting state grants "origin" to the works of other contracting states. "Country treatment" means that these works are given copyright protection equivalent to that given by the country to which the author belongs or the country where the work was first published. Some Pan-American conventions have implemented this principle.
3. A contracting country gives "third country treatment" to works of other contracting countries, that is, country A gives the works of country B the copyright enjoyed by works of country C. According to this principle, the works of nationals of all contracting countries enjoy equal rights. Copyright protection.
Copyright generally protects personal works, but for news photos, the protection of this work depends on the period. See Whether it has social value can determine whether the photo is protected according to law. Therefore, when processing, you must make a judgment based on the actual situation. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you still have For other questions, you can click the button below or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.