Can a photographic work be copyrighted?

Whether you can register copyright depends on whether your photographic works constitute works in the sense of copyright law, and copyright protects original works, so to obtain copyright protection, the photographic works themselves must be original. Copyright registration of photographic works is as follows:

I. Information required:

1. Works: scanned copy of business license, scanned copy of front and back of legal person ID card, sample of works, power of attorney, guarantee of rights, and statement of creation of works.

2. Personal works: the front and back of the personal author's ID card, work samples, power of attorney, and rights guarantee.

Second, the handling process:

Fill in the materials-submit-accept-review-issue the certificate (issue the certificate within 7- 10 working days)

Third, how to deal with:

1. Go to the local copyright registration department to apply for copyright registration protection.

One of the best ways to protect copyright is to go to copyright registration and get a copyright registration certificate.

2. Or apply for copyright registration protection from the Internet.

The advantage of doing copyright registration online is that you can do business without leaving home. The disadvantage is that it usually takes a little longer to register with the copyright registration department through the website than to register directly with the copyright registration department, and the cost may be slightly higher than the direct application.

3. The most convenient thing is to find a professional agency for copyright registration.

Looking for a professional organization to carry out copyright registration can avoid unnecessary troubles. Some agencies will develop different intellectual property packaging services according to the different needs of customers. For example, the respondents will get different discounts according to the number of your applications, and the consultant of the organization will also give you some choices when registering, such as whether to register as a single work or a series of works, whether to choose art works or graphic works, and whether to choose physical photos or design pictures as samples. Among them, for a series of works, if there is little difference between products, you can choose one or two representative registrations, because a product registration certificate can prove the effectiveness of all series of products, so from the perspective of cost performance, you may also suggest choosing one or two representative registrations.