How to punish the infringement of photographic works

Punishment methods for copyright infringement of photographic works;

1. The infringer shall stop the infringement, eliminate the influence, apologize, compensate for the losses and other civil compensation;

2. The copyright authority shall give a warning to the infringer, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine.

legal ground

According to Article 52 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), which came into effect in June, 20021.

Anyone who commits one of the following acts of infringement shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, apologizing and compensating for the losses:

(5) Plagiarizing other people's works;

(eleven) other acts of infringement of copyright and copyright-related rights and interests.

Article 53

Anyone who commits one of the following acts of infringement shall bear the civil liability stipulated in Article 52 of this Law according to the circumstances; If the infringement damages the public interest at the same time, the copyright authority shall order it to stop the infringement, give it a warning, confiscate the illegal income, confiscate and harmlessly destroy the infringing copy and the materials, tools and equipment mainly used to make the infringing copy. If the illegal business amount is more than 50,000 yuan, a fine of more than one time and less than five times the illegal business amount may be imposed; If there is no illegal business amount, the illegal business amount is difficult to calculate or less than 50 thousand yuan, a fine of less than 250 thousand yuan may be imposed; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:

(eight) the production and sale of works signed by others.