Chen Kun was convicted of image infringement. What did he do?

Some media discovered that Chen Kun’s infringement of photographer’s photos has been resolved. According to Qichacha, Chen Kun was found guilty of image infringement, and the verdict has been issued, requiring Chen Kun to publish an apology statement on social platforms, compensate for economic losses of 80 yuan and rights protection expenses (lawyer fees, certificate storage fees) of 2,510 yuan. It turns out that Chen Kun posted a picture of the sky on a social platform without authorization and received a lot of likes. Many people even thought it was a work he took. However, Chen Kun was later sued to court by the photographer of the picture "Moon Sea Like a Dream" on the grounds of infringement. Maybe Chen Kun didn't think too much when he posted it, he just posted it because he thought the picture looked good.

Lin Zhiying was accused of copyright infringement for photoshopping a picture. The reason was that it infringed on a photographer's right of signature, right to protect the integrity of the work, right to modification and right to information network dissemination. Finally, the Beijing Haidian Court ruled that Lin Zhiying posted a statement at the top of the Weibo homepage for 72 hours, apologizing to the plaintiff and compensating him for economic losses of 300,000 yuan, reasonable attorney fees of 40,000 yuan, and notary fees of 5,000 yuan, totaling 345,000 yuan.

Whether it is Lin Zhiying or Chen Kun, after they were found guilty of infringement, many netizens said that this may be the photographer trying to gain fame and popularity as an artist. Of course, many netizens believe that public figures should pay more attention to copyright awareness. Not to mention how famous he is, Snail Na thinks it is normal for photographers to take up legal weapons to protect their legitimate rights and interests. Compared with the so-called money and fame, creators obviously want to shoulder certain social responsibilities and Humanistic spirit. It is said that the works they create are like their own children, so what is wrong with creators as parents wanting to protect their children? Nowadays, more and more people use online pictures. Since many websites publish pictures without indicating the original author, many people who use pictures do not know who the original author is. So why don’t the original creators come forward to protect their rights after their pictures are used by artists? Haven't you ever thought that maybe the original creator didn't know about this? I still remember that CCTV released big data on copyright protection, saying that more than 80% of creators were unaware that their works had been infringed, and even fewer people took the road of rights protection.

However, as long as creators realize that their works have been infringed and they have the ability to defend their rights, they usually will not give up suing the infringing person or company. There are too many things like this, not to mention famous and wealthy public figures like Chen Kun and Lin Zhiying, even TV stations, once they use other people's pictures without permission, they still have to pay compensation for their own infringement. Therefore, no matter how powerful you are, even if you are a state-owned enterprise or a central enterprise, you still need to pay special attention to the following issues when using photography works.