Does borrowing other people’s articles infringe copyright?
According to the provisions of my country’s Copyright Law , whether borrowing someone else's article infringes copyright depends on the purpose of borrowing. If it is partially borrowed in a news report or when evaluating a certain work, it will not constitute copyright infringement.
Relevant legal provisions
"Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 22 Under the following circumstances, works may be used without copyright No remuneration shall be paid to the author, but the name of the author and the title of the work shall be specified, and other rights enjoyed by the copyright holder in accordance with this law shall not be infringed:
(1 ) For personal study, research or appreciation, use other people’s published works;
(2) To introduce, comment on a certain work or explain a certain issue, in Appropriately cite the published works of others in the work;
(3) In order to report current affairs news, it is inevitable to report in newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media Reproduce or quote published works;
(4) Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, TV stations and other media publish or broadcast other newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, TV stations Current affairs articles on political, economic, and religious issues that have been published by other media, except those where the author has stated that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast;
(5) Newspapers and periodicals , radio stations, television stations and other media to publish or broadcast speeches delivered at public gatherings, unless the author declares that they are not allowed to be published or broadcast;
(6) For school classroom teaching or scientific research, translate or copy a small amount of published works for use by teaching or scientific researchers, but shall not be published or distributed;
(7) State agencies use published works within a reasonable scope for the purpose of performing official duties;
(8) Libraries, archives, memorial halls, museums, and art galleries Copy the works collected by the museum for display or preservation purposes;
(9) Free performance of published works, and no fees are charged to the public for the performance , and no remuneration was paid to the performers;
(10) Copying, painting, photographing, or videotaping works of art installed or displayed in outdoor public places;
(11) Translate works written in the Chinese language and written by Chinese citizens, legal persons or other organizations into minority languages for domestic publication and distribution;
(12) Convert already published works into Braille for publication.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply to restrictions on the rights of publishers, performers, producers of audio and video recordings, radio stations, and television stations.
The above knowledge is the editor’s answer to relevant legal issues. According to the provisions of my country’s Copyright Law, whether borrowing other people’s articles is an infringement of copyright depends on the borrowing. It depends on the purpose. If it is partially borrowed in a news report or when evaluating a certain work, it will not constitute copyright infringement. If you need legal help, you are welcome to go to the Legal Savior Network for legal consultation.
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