Guangming website review: Copyright protection cannot be achieved without dates. Photographers who use their own works face compensation of 80000 yuan in China | Photo | Rights protection

Release time:Apr 14, 2024 22:24 PM

On August 15, the microblog user "Jeff's Star Tour" and photographer Dai Jianfeng sent a document saying, "Today, I received a phone call from Visual China, saying that my official account infringed on their 173 photos, and I had to pay them more than 80000 yuan! When I opened the content, these so-called" infringing photos "turned out to be my own works." Dai Jianfeng stressed that these works had never cooperated with Visual China, nor had they been passed on to the library of Visual China.

Once this matter was reported by the media, it aroused great public attention, and the entry # The photo I took was sued for infringement by Visual China # went viral on Weibo's hot search. We can't help but recall the past when Visual China was trapped in the "picture gate". In April 2019, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League released two screenshots of the National Flag and Emblem of the People's Republic of China provided on the Visual China website. The screenshot displayed the price of one image of the National Emblem, which stated that it should be used for content not less than 150 yuan, full page spread not less than 500 yuan, and magazine cover not less than 1000 yuan. The official WeChat account of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League asked, "Is the copyright of the national flag and emblem also owned by your company?" In response, the founder of Visual China stated that many of these photos were uploaded by contributors and the copyright statement has been revoked. After receiving an administrative penalty of 300000 yuan and shutting down the website for more than 20 days, Visual China resumed its online operation. Some netizens have said, "We have also received such so-called infringement notices from Visual China, but in the end, we found that it did not involve infringement at all. The fact is that this is their sales method, hoping to buy its members. This unscrupulous company should be properly rectified and supported by bloggers!"

In the era of image reading, the demand for images has surged, leading to the trend of industrialization of image copyright. Some news organizations are implementing a global contracted photographer system and news image purchasing services to meet the demand for news images. However, some companies represented by Visual China have frequently filed copyright infringement lawsuits in various regions, using litigation compensation as the main source of revenue, which has repeatedly triggered public opinion. As early as 2019, CCTV commented that Visual China used a "helpless" attitude to turn legal affairs into sales, infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of creators while also engaging in "rights protection and extortion" against users. The phenomenon of using the name of the law to "protect rights and attract customers" and "protect rights and generate income" on images that do not enjoy copyright should be more effectively regulated and regulated.

With the development of generative artificial intelligence, copyright protection will face more complex situations in the future. This month, several world-renowned news and image agencies, writers, and photographer groups jointly signed an open letter demanding an increase in AI copyright protection. Protecting intellectual property rights is essential for producing more and better original works, which has become a social consensus. China is also continuously strengthening the legal and regulatory system for intellectual property protection. Some legal professionals believe that the success of such rights protection actions objectively benefits the protection of copyright and the development of the copyright industry. But respecting intellectual property does not mean condoning non compliant business practices, let alone undermining the social consensus on protecting intellectual property. If the means are wrong, no matter how good the starting point is, it lacks legitimacy and rationality.

On the day photographer Dai Jianfeng posted, the founder of Visual China responded that there was a misunderstanding and had already been in contact with the photographer. But the latest situation is that the photographer responded this morning: they do not accept the viewpoint of Visual China, there is no misunderstanding here, please stop your infringement immediately! Immediately, the market value of Visual China evaporated by over 300 million.

It seems that if there are dates but no dates, they will be shaken three times. What comes down is not only fresh dates, but also possibly broken branches.

Two women were stabbed to death and reported to have committed a crime 4 days before the follow-up visit for schizophrenia. Suspect of a bloody murder case in a Hong Kong shopping mall appeared in court today. Male | Last Friday | Murder case
Two women were stabbed to death and reported to have committed a crime 4 days before the follow-up visit for schizophrenia. Suspect of a bloody murder case in a Hong Kong shopping mall appeared in court today. Male | Last Friday | Murder case

According to Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po, a bloody knife stabbing case occurred at Hollywood Square in Diamond Hill last Friday. The police arrested a 39 year old man on suspicion of stabbing two young women, one of whom was stabbed over 30 times. The suspect appeared in the Kwun Tong Magistrates Court this morning. The police at the Kwun Tong Magistrate's Court temporarily charged the suspect with two counts of murder last Sunday. The suspect appeared in court this morning at the Kwun Tong Magistrate's Court. Acting Chief Magistrate Zheng Jihang, after listening to the opinions of both the prosecution and defense, decided to postpone the hearing for two weeks until 9:30 am on June 19th, waiting for two psychiatric expert reports to be obtained. The defense did not object. Zheng Jihang approved the application, and the defendant needs to be temporarily detained at Xiaolan Mental Hospital. When the suspect appeared in court, he wore black framed glasses, a light gray shirt, and camouflage green shorts, and was able to answer the judge's questions normally. accordingly

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee: The focus of Henan's "summer harvest" has shifted to agricultural machinery in the northern region of Henan Province. | Support | Science | Organization | Province | Northern Henan | Summer Harvest | Rush Harvest
Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee: The focus of Henan's "summer harvest" has shifted to agricultural machinery in the northern region of Henan Province. | Support | Science | Organization | Province | Northern Henan | Summer Harvest | Rush Harvest

Currently, the highly anticipated summer harvest work in Henan has shifted its focus to the northern region of Henan. According to the Henan Daily client, on June 4th, Lou Yangsheng, Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, presided over a special video scheduling meeting on the "Three Summers" work in the province, listened to the situation report, analyzed and judged the situation, and arranged and deployed the next steps of work. Governor Wang Kai made specific arrangements. On the evening of May 31, 2023, in Xiafutou Village, Xuliang Town, Boai County, Jiaozuo, Henan Province, villagers braved light rain in the wheat fields to harvest wheat. Visual China Map Lou Yangsheng pointed out that the current summer harvest battle in the province has entered the decisive stage. Doing a good job in summer harvest in northern Henan Province is related to the summer grain yield and seed safety. We should focus on seizing opportunities and make every effort to organize the wheat harvesting work in the northern Henan region, minimize losses, and protect the interests of farmers to the greatest extent possible. Accurate forecasting is essential

Xinhua All Media+| Welcome home! What innovative technologies are protecting the return journey of Shenzhou 15? Spaceship | Shenzhou | Technology
Xinhua All Media+| Welcome home! What innovative technologies are protecting the return journey of Shenzhou 15? Spaceship | Shenzhou | Technology

On June 4th, the return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. Astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming, and Zhang Lu all safely and smoothly exited the spacecraft, and the Shenzhou-15 manned flight mission was a complete success. What innovative technologies are there to safeguard the return journey of Shenzhou 15 in this mission? On June 4th, the return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft successfully landed at the Dongfeng landing site. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhen photographed that "the sky and the ground" ensure the high-precision return of spacecraft. For the Shenzhou series spacecraft, the return and re-entry GNC technology is directly related to the life safety of astronauts. Taking the success of this return mission as a symbol, China has comprehensively upgraded its GNC system since the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft, which features autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking, autonomous adaptive prediction and re-entry return guidance, and has completed a comprehensive update and replacement

The Chinese naval fleet has arrived! Assembly | Navy | Chinese Fleet
The Chinese naval fleet has arrived! Assembly | Navy | Chinese Fleet

At noon today, a Chinese naval fleet consisting of Zhanjiang and Xuchang ships arrived at the assembly area of the "Comodo-2023" multinational maritime joint exercise. It is understood that the assembly anchorage for this exercise is 3 nautical miles long and 1.5 nautical miles wide, capable of anchoring up to 50 ships. Naval vessels from various countries participating in the exercise will also arrive at the anchorage today to complete the assembly of the "Komodo 2023" multinational maritime joint exercise, which is held every two years by the Indonesian Navy. This year is already the fourth edition of the exercise. The exercise will be held from June 5th to 8th in the city of Jakarta, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, including the port and sea phases. In the coming days, participating navies from various countries will participate in ship reading style search and rescue exercises, maritime interception and damage management exercises, aerial exercises, and other course objectives exercises

New comment: Donkey like "morale" limit pulls US debt "bomb" fuse hard to dismantle US | debt | morale
New comment: Donkey like "morale" limit pulls US debt "bomb" fuse hard to dismantle US | debt | morale

On the evening of June 1st, the US Senate passed a bill on the federal government's debt ceiling and budget, and the flame of the US debt bomb was temporarily extinguished at the last moment. The two parties in the United States have staged an extreme tug of war over the US debt bomb. Some experts believe that the US debt crisis is the result of the reckless politics promoted by the US dollar hegemony, and the underlying cause of this crisis is the highly polarized political system of the US. Since the end of World War II, the US Congress has adjusted the debt ceiling more than a hundred times. The recurring debt crisis will not only have a catastrophic impact on the US economy and people's livelihoods, but also continuously erode the value of US dollar assets such as government credit and US bonds, bringing significant and far-reaching impacts to the global economic landscape. 【