Does commercial use of stolen images violate copyright?

The act of stealing images for commercial use violates copyright. Copyright infringement refers to infringements such as publishing other people's Works, signing other people's works, publishing in one's own name, tampering with or plagiarizing other people's works without permission. Regarding the question of whether the commercial use of stolen images violates copyright, the editor of Legal Savior Network will give you a detailed answer below.

1. Whether commercial use of stolen images violates copyright

1. Commercial use of stolen images The behavior violates copyright. Copyright infringement refers to infringements such as publishing other people's works, signing other people's works, publishing in one's own name, tampering with or plagiarizing other people's works without permission.

2. Legal basis: Article 52 of the "2020 Amendment to the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China". Anyone who commits the following infringements shall be responsible for stopping the infringement according to the circumstances. , eliminate the impact, apologize, compensate for losses and other civil liabilities:

(1) Publish the work without the permission of the copyright owner;

(2) Publishing a work created in collaboration with others as a work created solely by oneself without the permission of the co-author;

(3) Without participating in the creation, for the purpose of seeking personal fame and fortune, signing someone else's work;

(4) Distorting or tampering with other people's works;

(5) Plagiarizing other people’s works, etc.

2. Is it illegal to use stolen images for commercial purposes?

1. It constitutes infringement. First of all, check whether the pictures you use infringe the copyright or copyright of others. If it infringes, it is recommended to negotiate a settlement; secondly, if the case is minor, it is generally a civil infringement and compensation is enough. If the case is serious, according to my country's laws and regulations on intellectual property rights , you may be subject to administrative penalties or criminal penalties.

2. All infringements constitute infringement. However, due to public policy or social policy considerations, the scope of copyright rights and interests is also limited, except for special circumstances. First, you must have pictures that are evidence of your rights. Secondly, your rights must be used in the infringing store. If these two conditions are met, you can first send a letter asking the other party to stop the infringement, but the other party ignores it. You can sue to stop the infringement and compensate for losses, or you can immediately sue the other party to stop the infringement and compensate for losses. . If you obtain the model's portrait rights later than the other party uses the image, then you have no right to prevent the previous use of the model's portrait rights.

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