Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - The photographer's exclusive right to photos.

The photographer's exclusive right to photos.

Photographers' photos are generally copyrighted. However, in order to complete the work task of the unit, the photographer mainly uses the conditions of the unit to create job works, and the copyright belongs to the unit. If the photographer is entrusted by others, the ownership of the copyright shall be agreed by the client and the trustee through the contract. If the contract is not clearly stipulated or concluded, the copyright belongs to the trustee.

legal ground

/kloc-Article 18 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which came into effect on June 0.

A work created by a natural person after completing the task of a legal person or an unincorporated organization belongs to a job work. Except as stipulated in the second paragraph of this article, the copyright belongs to the author, but the legal person or unincorporated organization has the right to give priority to the use within its business scope. Within two years after the completion of the work, the author shall not permit a third person to use the work in the same way as the work used by the unit without the consent of the unit.

Article 9

Copyright owners include:

(1) author;

(2) Other natural persons, legal persons or unincorporated organizations that enjoy copyright according to this Law.

Article 19

The ownership of commissioned works's copyright is stipulated by the client and the trustee through the contract. If the contract is not clearly stipulated or concluded, the copyright belongs to the trustee.