How can photographers protect the copyright of their photographic works from infringement?

This thing is really a headache sometimes.

As the biggest way to exchange and share pictures, the Internet is also the place where the infringement of stealing pictures occurs the most. This situation can be divided into

"Prevention" and "Counterattack"

In the technological age, the most effective way to reduce copyright infringement in advance is-

amplify

This is no secret, because the pictures used in business need high resolution, commonly known as "big pictures". Sharing pictures with small pictures can not only satisfy your mood of sharing masterpieces, but also avoid being stolen by people with a heart.

I prefer to share some hand-taken photos. You don't have to click on the original picture of the iPhone's pixel circle of friends to see it clearly, and you can also meet the requirements by sorting it into a book. It is also a different feeling to add everyone's discussion and evaluation to the picture.

If something is violated, the most powerful measure is

legal means

In China, once a photographic work is born, the photographer, legal person or unincorporated unit automatically owns the copyright of the work. Photographers don't need to register their works or send samples, so their copyright is protected by law. When your photographic works are stolen for commercial use, which seriously infringes your copyright, you can seek legal help.

The former serves as prevention and the latter as counterattack. The former is done, and the latter is naturally less. I wish you don't have to use the latter.