1. What crimes are involved in copyright infringement
1. Copyright infringement may involve to the crimes of copyright infringement, selling infringing copies, illegal business operations, and producing and selling fake and inferior goods.
2. Legal basis: "Criminal Law"
Article 217【 Crime of copyright infringement] For the purpose of profit, if one of the following copyright infringement circumstances occurs, the amount of illegal gains is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined; if the amount of illegal gains is huge or there are other serious circumstances, If there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years, and shall also be fined:
(1) Copying and distributing the copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner Written works, music, movies, television, video works, computer software and other works;
(2) Publishing books for which others have exclusive publishing rights;
(3) Copying and distributing the audio and video produced without the permission of the audio and video producer;
(4) Producing and selling works of art that counterfeit the signature of others.
Article 218 [Crime of Selling Infringing Copies] For the purpose of profit, knowingly selling the products specified in Article 217 of this Law Those who make infringing copies and obtain huge illegal gains shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or solely be fined.
2. Which infringements should bear legal responsibility
Have the following infringement acts, shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil responsibilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making a public apology, and compensating for losses, and may be imposed administrative penalties such as confiscation of illegal gains and fines by the copyright administrative department:
1. Plagiarizing or plagiarizing other people’s works;
2. Copying and distributing his works for profit without the permission of the copyright owner ;
3. Publish books for which others have exclusive publishing rights;
4. Not Publish the audio and video recordings of the performance with the permission of the performer;
5. Copy and distribute the audio and video recordings produced without the permission of the producer of the audio and video recordings. ;
6. Copying and distributing radio and television programs produced by radio stations and television stations without their permission;
7. Producing and selling works of art that counterfeit the signature of others.
Whoever, for the purpose of profit, knowingly sells infringing copies as stipulated in Article 217 of the Criminal Law, and the amount of illegal gains is huge, shall be sentenced to a fixed term of not more than three years. Imprisonment or criminal detention, and either a fine or a fine. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior website to consult a professional lawyer.
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