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How does the Civil Code stipulate the right to portrait?

The right of portrait in the civil code means that citizens can agree or disagree with others to use their own portraits. The law stipulates that the portrait of a citizen shall not be used without his consent. Portraits and documentary photographic works cannot be published or exhibited in principle, even if they are purely non-profit exhibitions, without the consent of the portrait owner.

legal ground

Article 10 18 of the Civil Code.

Natural persons have the right to portrait, and have the right to make, use, make public or permit others to use their own portraits according to law.

Portrait is the external image of a specific natural person that can be recognized on a certain carrier through images, sculptures, paintings, etc.

Article 10 19

No organization or individual may use information technology to deface, deface or forge others' portrait rights. No portrait shall be made, used or made public without the consent of the owner of the portrait, except as otherwise provided by law.

Without the consent of the portrait owner, the portrait owner shall not use or disclose the portrait of the portrait owner by publishing, copying, distributing, renting or exhibiting.