Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography major - Infringement of street shooting

Infringement of street shooting

Legally speaking, citizens enjoy exclusive rights to their portraits, not only can they freely dispose of their portrait rights, but also can prohibit others from using their exclusive portraits without their consent. Specifically, the content of portrait right includes portrait ownership, production right and use right. It can be seen that the practice of "street shooting" others at will can easily infringe on the photographer's portrait right. Therefore, in order to avoid infringement, the photographer should try to get the photographer's consent before "street shooting" and then release it after shooting. You know, the photo content is private information. If the photographer takes a sneak shot in a public place and sends the photo to the internet without the consent of the photographer, it will easily constitute infringement. Even if the communicator does not demonize or spoof the subject, it can be considered as infringement, but whether it infringes on the right of portrait, reputation and privacy depends on specific issues. In fact, professional photographers will prepare a written authorization for the photographer to sign before collecting the wind, so as to protect the legitimate rights and interests of portrait owners.

Of course, as news photography is a work required by public interests, as long as the photos are used for normal news reports, it usually does not constitute infringement.