Is it illegal to steal someone else’s video?

It is illegal to steal other people’s videos. This behavior violates the copyright of the video creator and the intellectual property rights of others.

1. The infringing nature of stealing other people’s videos

As a form of intellectual property, video works are protected by copyright law. Any unauthorized use of other people’s videos constitutes an infringement of the copyright of the video creator. Misappropriating other people's videos not only infringes on the creator's copyright rights such as signature, reproduction, and distribution rights, but may also damage the creator's reputation and economic interests.

2. The legal consequences of stealing other people’s videos

The legal consequences of stealing other people’s videos are serious. According to the provisions of the Copyright Law, infringers must bear civil responsibilities such as ceasing the infringement, eliminating the impact, making an apology, and compensating for losses. At the same time, if the infringement is serious, it may constitute a crime and be subject to criminal penalties. In addition, the infringed party can also claim reasonable rights protection costs from the infringer.

3. How to avoid stealing other people’s videos

In order to avoid the illegal behavior of stealing other people’s videos, we should respect the intellectual property rights of others and abide by the provisions of copyright law. When using other people's videos, you should obtain the consent of the video creator in advance and pay a reasonable usage fee. At the same time, we can also strengthen the protection of video works through technical means, such as using watermarks, encryption, etc. to prevent videos from being illegally copied and disseminated.

4. Strengthen intellectual property protection and legal awareness

Protecting intellectual property is an important guarantee for maintaining innovation and social progress. We should strengthen publicity and education on intellectual property protection and improve the public's understanding and respect for intellectual property. At the same time, the government and relevant agencies should also intensify their efforts to crack down on infringements and maintain market order and fair competition.

In summary:

Piracy of other people’s videos is illegal and infringes upon the copyright of the video creator. We should respect the intellectual property rights of others, abide by the provisions of copyright law, and avoid stealing other people's videos. At the same time, strengthening intellectual property protection and cultivating legal awareness are also important guarantees for maintaining innovation and social progress.

Legal basis:

"Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 10 stipulates:

Copyright includes the following Personal rights and property rights: (1) The right of publication, which is the right to decide whether a work will be made public; (2) The right of signature, which is the right to indicate the identity of the author and sign his name on the work; (3) The right of modification, which is the right to modify or authorize others to modify the work. rights; (4) the right to protect the integrity of the work, that is, the right to protect the work from distortion and tampering; (5) the right to reproduce, that is, the right to make a copy of the work by printing, copying, rubbing, recording, videotaping, ripping, replicating, etc. or the right to multiple copies; (6) Distribution rights, that is, the right to provide originals or copies of works to the public by selling or donating them; (7) Rental rights, that is, allowing others to temporarily use film works and make films in similar ways for a fee Rights to works and computer software created by methods, except for computer software that is not the main subject of the lease; (8) Exhibition rights, that is, the right to publicly display originals or copies of fine arts and photographic works; (9) Performance rights, that is, public display rights Performance works, as well as the right to publicly broadcast the performance of the work by various means; (10) Projection rights, that is, the right to publicly reproduce art, photography, movies, and works created with methods similar to filmmaking through projectors, slide projectors and other technical equipment ; (11) Broadcasting rights, that is, publicly broadcasting or disseminating works by wireless means, disseminating broadcast works to the public by wired transmission or rebroadcasting, and broadcasting works to the public through loudspeakers or other similar tools that transmit symbols, sounds, and images. The right to disseminate broadcast works; (12) Information network dissemination rights, that is, the right to provide works to the public in wired or wireless ways, so that the public can obtain the works at a time and place of their personal choosing; (13) Filming rights , that is, the right to fix the work on a carrier by making a movie or using a method similar to making a movie; (14) the right of adaptation, that is, the right to change the work and create an original new work; (15) the right of translation, The right to convert a work from one language into another; (16) The right of compilation, which is the right to assemble a work or fragments of a work into a new work by selecting or arranging it; (17) The copyright owner shall other rights enjoyed.

"Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 52 stipulates:

Whoever commits the following infringements shall be held liable according to the circumstances. Civil responsibilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, making an apology, and compensating for losses: (1) Publishing the work without the permission of the copyright owner; (2) Treating the work created in collaboration with others as one's own independent creation without the permission of the co-author Published works; (3) Without participating in the creation, signing others' works for the purpose of seeking personal fame and fortune; (4) Distorting or tampering with other people's works; (5) Plagiarizing other people's works; (6) Without the permission of the copyright owner , use the work by way of exhibition or filming of audio-visual works, or use the work by adaptation, translation, annotation, etc., except as otherwise provided in this law; (7) Remuneration should be paid but not paid for the use of other people's works; (8) ) Without the permission of the copyright owner of audio-visual works, computer software, audio and video products or the copyright-related rights holder, leasing the original or copy of the work or audio and video products, except as otherwise provided for in this law; (9) Failure to do so; Using the layout design of the books and journals published by the publisher with the permission of the publisher; (10) Live broadcasting or publicly transmitting the live performance, or recording the performance without the permission of the performer; (11) Other copyright infringements; Acts related to copyright-related rights and interests.