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First of all, for photographic works, all evidence related to the originality (such as the original work with the shooting time and shooting place) should be retained.Second, authors of photographic works may go to copyright registration agencies to register their copyrights before they officially published their works.Although the copyright registration is performed by the authors voluntarily, obtaining a copyright certificate stamped by the national authority registration agency before the work is published will be of great help to protect their own rights in the future.The Copyright Registration Certificate not only retains the basic information of the work, but also has the credibility of authoritative institutions and the legal effect of preliminary proof of ownership.The time marked on the certificate may be used as strong evidence provided by the third-party in copyright disputes.Therefore, the best time to make the copyright registration is before the publication of the work.Finally,when you publish a work, you should sign it and attach a statement of right, such as “copyright must not be used without permission”, which can be displayed on the work with a watermark.(https://www.daowen.com)
Once a photographic work is found to be stolen, the right owner may take the following measures to safeguard their legal rights: First, keep any evidence of infringement.The strongest form of proof recognized by the court is a notarization issued by a notary office.You may also make a complete set of screenshots with time, website address which should include the website where the infringing work is located, the infringing user, and the user’s basic information.However, it should be noted that these screenshots made by oneself may be flawed in the lawsuit and cannot be accepted by the court.Second, after being infringed, the right owner may contact the infringing party or entrust a lawyer to send a lawyer’s letter to the infringing party, or entrust a lawyer as an agent to file a lawsuit to require the infringing party to stop using the involved work immediately and make a compensation for the unauthorized use.If it is accompanied by a violation of the right of authorship, the right owner may also require the infringing party to make a public apology.