1. Collect evidence: First of all, you need to collect evidence to prove that this photo is yours and has been stolen by others. You can collect some information related to photos, such as shooting time, location, equipment, etc.
2. Contact the thief: Try to contact the thief and ask him to stop using your photos and delete all relevant copies. You can contact the thief by email, social media or other means. Please remain calm and polite, and express your request clearly.
3. Report to the relevant platform: If the pirate refuses to cooperate or can't contact, he can report the matter to the relevant platform. For example, if photos are used on social media, you can report the infringement to social media platforms.
4. Seek legal help: If the above steps do not solve the problem, you can consider seeking legal help. Please consult a lawyer to know your rights and available legal channels.
Stealing photos is an act that infringes on intellectual property rights and other people's portrait rights, which may lead to the following consequences:
1. Legal liability: If the infringer pursues the civil liability of the infringer according to law, the infringer may face administrative or criminal penalties such as fines and compensation. If the circumstances are serious, it may also constitute a criminal act and be subject to criminal sanctions.
2. Reputation damage: Sneaking pictures usually leads to the reputation damage of the infringed person, which makes him suffer negative comments in society and affects his social image and reputation.
3. Business loss: If the infringer is affected in the business field, such as using unauthorized photos or videos in advertisements, it may lead to the loss of customers and the decline in sales.
4. Trust crisis: Stealing pictures may also destroy the trust relationship between the infringed and the relevant parties, make them lose the opportunity of cooperation or lead to the breakdown of cooperation relationship.
To sum up, we should respect the rights and intellectual property rights of others and avoid using unauthorized pictures or videos to maintain good social order and the principle of good faith.
Legal basis:
Copyright law of the people's Republic of China
Article 52
Anyone who commits one of the following acts of infringement shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, apologizing and compensating for the losses:
(1) publishing his work without the permission of the copyright owner;
(2) publishing a work created in cooperation with others as a work created by oneself without the permission of a co-author;
(three) did not participate in the creation, in order to seek personal fame and fortune, signed other people's works;
(4) distorting or tampering with other people's works;
(5) Plagiarizing other people's works;
(6) Using a work by means of exhibition, filming of audio-visual products, etc., or using a work by means of adaptation, translation, annotation, etc. without the permission of the copyright owner, except as otherwise provided by this Law;
(seven) the use of another person's work, which should be paid but not paid;
(8) Renting the originals or duplicates of audio-visual works, computer software and audio-visual products without the permission of the copyright owner, performer or producer of audio-visual products, except as otherwise provided by this Law;
(9) Using the layout design of books and periodicals published by publishers without their permission;
(10) Live broadcast or public dissemination of a live performance or recording of a performance without the permission of the performer;
(eleven) other acts of infringement of copyright and copyright-related rights.