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Are the photos taken by yourself copyrighted?

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According to China's Copyright Law, original photographic works are the object of copyright protection. Therefore, whether a photo is copyrighted or not needs to be judged whether it is an original work.

copyright law

Article 3 Works mentioned in this Law include works of literature, art, natural science, social science and engineering technology. Created in the following form:

(1) Written works;

(2) Oral works;

(3) Music, drama, folk art, dance and acrobatic works;

(4) Artistic and architectural works;

(5) Photographic works;

(6) cinematographic works and works created by similar cinematographic methods;

(seven) engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams and other graphic works and model works;

(8) Computer software;

(9) Other works as prescribed by laws and administrative regulations.

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