How many legal ways are there to use images when publishing books in China?

1. The "Berné Convention" stipulates that authors from signatory countries enjoy the right to protect their works during their lifetime and for fifty years after their death. China has joined the list of contracting countries. The author of the Mona Lisa died more than 50 years ago, so other pictures can be judged based on these two points.

2. When looking for pictures on the Internet, it is recommended to use Google first, and determine whether it is charged or free based on the source label. Even if you use free photo galleries, it is recommended to choose foreign photo galleries, because many of the domestic photo gallery resources that are claimed to be free are mostly uploaded by netizens themselves. If the netizens themselves upload pictures with copyright issues, there are certain risks. Check the source of the picture materials one by one. And too time consuming.

3. Send an application to the museum to use pictures. At present, foreign museums basically have people who specialize in handling it, and the proportion of digitized collections is also very high. For commercial use or non-commercial use, museums in different countries have different terms and official response times. Please send an email to inquire and explain your situation. (I have tried to apply for image use to a British museum and received a high-resolution image the next day)

4. For the works of modern and contemporary artists, generally the artist has digital image data, and you can submit it to the artist Contact me, my agency gallery, and my public relations company, and be sure to obtain authorization, and please indicate the copyright when using it.

So much comes to mind. So if you want to use a famous painting, just search for the year in which the author died, and then add a fifty to determine whether the painting is still within the protection period. For works that have passed the protection period, you can feel free to be bold to use. A similar approach is even more obvious in the film industry, that is, filmmakers tend to use classical music rather than modern and contemporary music. On the one hand, the level of famous songs is indeed very high. On the other hand, and the most important aspect is that this kind of classical music is free. of. For example, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss has appeared in the following film works: "2001: A Space Odyssey", "The Godfather Part III", and "On a Bright Day". Another example is Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major" which was used in films such as "EVA", "My Sassy Girl" and "The Shawshank Redemption".