Is it illegal for someone to steal my photo?

Legal analysis: The theft of another person's photographic works is suspected of infringing the copyright of another person, which is suspected of violating the law and may violate the copyright law.

If you use another person's portrait without permission, it also constitutes an offence.

legal basis: article 3 of the copyright law of the people's Republic of China * * * works mentioned in this 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:

(1) written works;

(2) oral works;

(3) works of music, drama, folk art, dance and acrobatics;

(4) works of art and architecture;

(5) photographic works;

(6) audio-visual works;

(7) graphic works and model works such as engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps and schematic diagrams;

(8) computer software;

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

Article 119 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China * * * No organization or individual may infringe upon the portrait rights of others by uglifying, defacing or forging by means of information technology. Without the consent of the portrait owner, the portrait of the portrait owner shall not be made, used or made public, except as otherwise provided by law.

Without the consent of the portrait owner, the portrait owner may not use or make public the portrait of the portrait owner by publishing, copying, distributing, renting or exhibiting.