Are photographic works copyrighted?

Photographic works have copyright. According to Article 3 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), works referred to in the Copyright Law refer to intellectual achievements that are original and can be expressed in a certain form in the fields of literature, art and science, including photographic works.

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Article 3 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

The term "works" as mentioned in this Law refers to intellectual achievements that are original and can be expressed in a certain form in the fields of literature, art and science, including:

(1) Written works;

(2) Oral works;

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

(4) Artistic and architectural works;

(5) Photographic works;

(6) Audio-visual works;

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

(8) Computer software;

(9) other intellectual achievements that meet the characteristics of the work.