Is it infringement to play edited TV programs?

In real life, we often see many videos that have been edited by a certain TV. We all know that the author has copyright. Is such behavior an infringement? Regarding this issue, the following is provided by the Legal Savior NetWork Xiao The editor will explain the relevant content for everyone for your reference and study. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

1. Whether playing edited TV programs is an infringement

is an infringement. The copyright owner enjoys complete copyright, and unauthorized use of film and television drama works without authorization obviously constitutes infringement. Cutting and splicing works into fragments without the permission of the copyright owner does not comply with the fair use situation stipulated in the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China. In addition, a large number of core episodes and highlights of film and television dramas are disseminated and continuously recommended, which has constituted a substantial replacement for the original film and television works. Therefore, editing film and television dramas into fragments and uploading them to the platform for broadcasting constitutes copyright infringement of the original work.

2. Relevant laws and regulations

Article 22 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China

"Using works under the following circumstances may Without the permission of the copyright owner, no remuneration will be paid to the copyright owner, but the name of the author and the title of the work must be specified, and other rights enjoyed by the copyright owner in accordance with this law shall not be infringed:

(1) For personal study, research or appreciation, using other people’s published works;

(2) To introduce, comment on a certain work or explain a certain To solve the problem, appropriately quote the published works of others in the work;

(3) To report current affairs news, in newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media Unavoidable reproduction or quotation of published works;

(4) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast other newspapers, periodicals, broadcasts Current affairs articles on political, economic, and religious issues that have been published by radio, television and other media, unless the author declares that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast;

(5) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast speeches delivered at public gatherings, unless the author declares that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast;

(6) For school classroom teaching or scientific research, translate or copy a small amount of published works for use by teaching or scientific researchers, but shall not be published or distributed;

(7) State agencies use published works within a reasonable scope for the purpose of performing official duties;

(8) Libraries, Archives, memorial halls, museums, art galleries, etc., reproduce the works collected by the museum for the purpose of display or preservation;

(9) Free performances that have been published The performance does not charge fees to the public, nor pay remuneration to the performers;

(10) Performing work on art works installed or displayed in outdoor public places Copying, painting, photography, and video;

(11) Translating into a few works that have been published in Chinese by Chinese citizens, legal persons, or other organizations Publish and distribute works in national languages ​​in the country;

(12) Convert already published works into Braille for publication. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to restrictions on the rights of publishers, performers, producers of audio and video recordings, radio stations, and television stations. ”

Through the editor's introduction, we can understand that editing TV without the author's consent is an infringement, and we can ask the other party to stop the infringement. , I hope you can understand. The above-mentioned relevant content compiled by the editor of Legal Savior Network for you. If you still have any questions, you can consult the relevant lawyers of Legal Savior Network.