Which works can be used directly without permission and without payment of fees
China Article 22 of the Copyright Law stipulates: “Under the following circumstances, a work may be used without the permission of the copyright owner and without payment of remuneration to the copyright owner, but the name of the author and the title of the work shall be specified, and the copyright owner’s rights in accordance with this law shall not be infringed upon. Other rights enjoyed:
(1) Use the published works of others for personal study, research or appreciation;
(2) In order to introduce or comment on a certain work or explain a certain issue, appropriately cite the published works of others in the work;
(3) In order to report current news, it is inevitable to reproduce or quote published works in newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media;
( 4) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, TV stations and other media publish or broadcast current articles on political, economic and religious issues that have been published by other newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, TV stations 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, but the author declares that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast Except;
(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research, translate or copy a small amount of published works for use by teaching or scientific researchers, but shall not be published or distributed ;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 to perform official duties;
(8) Libraries, archives, memorial halls, museums, art galleries, etc., make copies of works collected by the library for display or preservation purposes.;
(9) Free performance of published works, the performance does not charge fees to the public, nor pay remuneration to the performers;
(10) Copying, painting, photographing, and videotaping works of art installed or displayed in outdoor public places;
(11) Translate works written in the Chinese language that have been published by Chinese citizens, legal persons or other organizations into minority languages and publish them domestically;
(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.
"Regulations on the Implementation of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 19: When using other people’s works, the name of the author and the title of the work shall be specified; however, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties or unable to be specified due to the nature of the use of the work .
Article 20: Published works as mentioned in the Copyright Law refer to works that the copyright owner has made public on its own or with the permission of others.
Article 21 In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Copyright Law, the use of a published work without the permission of the copyright owner shall not affect the normal use of the work. It must also not reasonably harm the legitimate interests of the copyright owner. "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Copyright Civil Dispute Cases"
Article 18 As stipulated in Article 22, Item 10 of the Copyright Law Art works in outdoor public places refer to sculptures, paintings, calligraphy and other artistic works that are installed or displayed in outdoor public activity places.
Those who copy, paint, photograph, or videotape the artistic works specified in the preceding paragraph may reuse their results in a reasonable manner and within a reasonable scope without constituting infringement. .
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