How to apply for copyright for photos
1. Submit works applying for copyright registration: Submit the works you want to apply for copyright registration to the National Copyright Administration. 2. Enter the copyright registration procedure: The author or his/her agent shall submit the relevant application materials to the National Copyright Administration, and fill in the copyright registration application form and copyright registration guarantee letter. If there is no objection after passing the review, the Copyright Administration will notify you within one month. Registration will be done within and a work registration certificate will be issued. 3. Submit materials for applying for copyright registration: (1) Original and copy of the ID card and work permit of the applicant for copyright registration. (2) Application form for voluntary copyright registration of works. (3) Description of copyright registered works: mainly briefly describes the content and creation process of the work. (The instruction manual must be signed by the author) (4) Original and copy of the copyright-registered work. (5) Rights guarantee for copyright registration. 4. Pay the copyright registration fee: If the application is approved, the Copyright Office will issue a payment notice, and then the applicant or agent needs to pay the corresponding copyright registration fee in accordance with the requirements of the notice. 5. Formal acceptance of copyright registration application: After the submitted copyright registration application meets the registration requirements and the corresponding application fee is paid, the Copyright Office will formally accept it. 6. Copyright registration review: After formal acceptance, the Copyright Office will conduct a series of standard reviews to check whether there are any problems with the application or whether it was applied by the author himself. 7. Issuing a Copyright Registration Certificate: After passing the review, the Copyright Office will issue a "Copyright Registration Certificate" within approximately two months. How to apply for copyright of pictures
No application is required for picture copyright. It is automatically protected by copyright law from the date of creation. However, in order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of authors or other copyright owners and users of works, to help resolve copyright disputes caused by copyright ownership, and to provide preliminary evidence for the resolution of copyright disputes, the country has established a voluntary registration of copyright of works (note, it is voluntary Registration) system, copyright owners can register the copyright of their works with the China Copyright Protection Center or the copyright administrative departments of various provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions). According to relevant laws and regulations, when applying for picture copyright registration, if it is a photographic work, you need to pay a registration fee of 300 yuan for each piece. If it is a series of works, the registration fee will be 100 yuan for the second piece. The applicant submits registration application materials - the registration agency verifies the received materials - notifies payment - the applicant pays the registration fee - the registration agency accepts the application - review - produces and issues a registration certificate - announcement.
Material requirements: Materials and requirements that should be submitted when applying for copyright registration of works: (1) Complete the application form for copyright registration of works as required; (2) Proof of identity of the applicant; (3) Proof of ownership of rights ; (4) Samples of works (samples of works in paper or electronic media can be submitted); (5) Description of the work (please write from three aspects: creative intention, creative process, and originality, and signed by the author); (6) Entrust another person to do it on your behalf. When applying, the agent should submit a letter of authorization from the applicant; (7) Proof of identity of the agent.
: How to check whether a picture is infringing? Picture infringement generally involves the copyright of the picture, the graphic registration of the trademark, and the application for a design patent. To check whether a picture is infringing, you need to check whether the copyright of the graphic itself has been registered. Copyright is automatically generated at the beginning of the design and is not announced to the public. It is difficult to check. Even if the original author does not register the copyright, it is difficult to prove the source. From another perspective, you can imagine it yourself. But trademarks are announced to the public, and this can be checked. As far as trademarks are concerned, it is easy to judge whether they infringe on the rights of others. As for the search for appearance patents, only the patent number can be found.
Legal basis
: Article 2 of the "Copyright Law" stipulates that works by Chinese citizens, legal persons or other organizations, whether published or not, enjoy copyright in accordance with this law. The copyrights enjoyed by foreigners and stateless persons in their works based on the agreement signed between the country of origin or habitual residence of the author and China or international treaties to which both countries are parties shall be protected by this Law. If the works of foreigners or stateless persons are first published in China, they shall enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law.
If the works of authors and stateless persons from countries that have not signed an agreement with China or have joined international treaties are published for the first time in a member state of an international treaty that China is a party to, or if they are published simultaneously in member states and non-member states, they shall be subject to this provision. legal protection. How to obtain image copyright
You generally cannot obtain image copyright without paying. Even if you pay, you can only purchase the right to use the image in the copyright gallery, but cannot purchase the copyright, because copyright is relatively expensive. According to your description, you should want to obtain a picture authorization letter, which can be obtained from a regular copyright gallery. After downloading the picture, you can download the picture authorization letter. Fill in the name of your company and you will be foolproof. It is recommended that you go to Visual China, Petals Purchase from regular websites such as Meisu and Zokuhailuo.