Is it considered infringement to use photos of other people’s models for other purposes?

Infringement is certain. Infringement of copyright and model's portrait rights, so they can sue you.

To sue you, they don’t have to notarize it first. The key issue is to provide evidence. First of all, it is necessary to prove that the photo was taken by them. This is not difficult. The key is for the other party to prove your infringement, and they need to use some technical means to fix the fact that your webpage uses their stuff, and it can be reproduced in court. I don't understand the technical issues.

If this kind of thing goes to court, you will definitely lose the case, so if they prepare the evidence, you should try to keep it private with the other party. If it does go to court, there probably won't be much compensation. If the other party agrees, it is better not to file a lawsuit, which is a waste of energy and money. And being known by others will reduce the credibility of your store...

The decision of the Supreme People's Court on amending the "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Computer Network Copyright Disputes"

(Adopted at the 1302nd Meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on December 23, 2003)

"Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Revising the "Interpretation of Several Issues Applicable Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Computer Network Copyright Disputes" "Decision" was adopted by the 1302nd meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court on December 23, 2003. It is hereby announced and shall come into effect on January 7, 2004.

January 2, 2004

According to the "People's **In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, the 1302nd Meeting of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court decided to make the following modifications to the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Computer Network Copyright Disputes":

1. Delete the second paragraph of Article 2.

2. Article 3 is revised to read: “Works that have been published in newspapers or periodicals or spread on the Internet may not be reproduced or reproduced unless otherwise stated by the copyright owner or by a newspaper, periodical or network service provider entrusted by the copyright owner. Except for excerpts, reprinting or excerpting on the Internet and paying remuneration and indicating the source in accordance with relevant regulations does not constitute infringement. However, if the reprinted or excerpted work exceeds the scope of the work reprinted by the relevant newspapers and periodicals, it shall be deemed as infringement. ”

< p> 3. Add one article as Article 7: "If a network service provider uploads, disseminates or provides methods, equipment or materials that are specifically used to deliberately avoid or destroy other people's copyright technical protection measures, the People's Court shall The parties’ litigation claims and specific case circumstances shall be investigated for civil infringement liability of the network service provider in accordance with Article 47(6) of the Copyright Law.”

4. Article 7 is changed to Article 4. Article 8, the second paragraph is revised to read: “If the network service provider still fails to take measures after the copyright owner presents the above certificate, the copyright owner may apply to the People’s Court before litigation in accordance with the provisions of Articles 49 and 50 of the Copyright Law. To make a ruling to stop the relevant conduct, property preservation, and evidence preservation, you can also apply to the People's Court for a preliminary ruling to stop the infringement, eliminate obstacles, and eliminate the impact when filing a lawsuit."

5. Delete Article 9.

6. Delete Article 10.

In addition, the order of the provisions will be adjusted accordingly based on this decision.

The "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases Involving Computer Network Copyright Disputes" shall be revised accordingly and re-published in accordance with this decision.