Can I buy copyrighted photos? -How to purchase the right to use them?

How to buy a picture material website with genuine picture copyright can be invoiced and stamped with a power of attorney, so you can buy it directly in official website.

Copyright picture is a concept relative to pirated picture. Usually refers to the image works authorized by the copyright owner of the image, perhaps the author or organization who created the image, for commercial, publishing, exhibition and other purposes.

There are many forms of authorization for copyright pictures, among which RM and RF are the most common in the world. RM authorization is the abbreviation of the English word Rightmanagement, which stands for copyright management. It means that the copyright owner gives his picture to the photo agency, and the photo agency can negotiate the authorized price of the picture according to the customer's scope of use, distribution quantity and time.

In China, the authorized copyright photo library is mainly represented by traditional photo agencies such as Gaihua Creative and Panoramic Vision. Radio frequency authorization is the abbreviation of English phrase Royaltyfree, which is a popular authorization method in the world. Direct translation into Chinese is royalty-free. (But this definition is not very accurate in China, and there is no concept of "royalty" in China. "Royalty-free" internationally means that users who buy pictures do not need to pay "royalties" to the authors according to the way of use, the number of times and a certain proportion of income.

Instead, you can get the authorization of the author by paying a small fee at one time, and you can use the pictures for a wide range of purposes, which is not limited by time, region and number of publications, and will not be linked to the income you get from using the pictures. In China, the copyright photo libraries authorized by radio frequency mainly include pre-gallery, miniatures and so on.

Legal analysis of how to buy the right to use pictures: one is to provide a website to buy pictures, and a picture authorization agreement will be generated during the purchase process, which indicates the detailed information of the pictures; One is to contact the author through the information of the author of the picture and buy it directly from the author.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that works of China citizens, legal persons or unincorporated organizations, whether published or not, shall enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law. The copyright enjoyed by foreigners and stateless persons according to the agreements signed between their countries or countries of habitual residence and China or international treaties to which they are both parties shall be protected by this Law. Works of foreigners and stateless persons first published in China shall enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law. The works of authors and stateless persons from countries that have not signed agreements with China or jointly participated in international treaties are first published in the member countries of international treaties to which China is a party, or published in both member countries and non-member countries at the same time, and are protected by this Law.

Where can I buy those copyrighted pictures? There are several international and domestic websites specializing in photographic pictures, such as GettyImage, CFP of domestic news pictures and tungsten of entertainment pictures. See if these websites have what you need.