The Spring Festival file in 2024 is hot, and recently, a star shared his feelings after watching the movie "Flying Life 2" on his Weibo, and attached three in-film pictures shot in the cinema to the article, which caused controversy about "stealing". (February 16, CCTV).
With the widespread use of social tools, it has become more and more common for people to share pictures or part of the content of film and television works on social platforms in recent years. The controversy caused is also endless, mainly focusing on whether these acts are "infringement" or "sharing". Regardless of whether this behavior constitutes infringement of the movie, it is at least an uncivilized movie-watching behavior.
Seeing the wonderful pictures in the movie, I couldn't help but raise my mobile phone to record it, and then habitually posted a few ** to the circle of friends after watching the movie - everyone is used to such a move, just like the star who was angry in the face of netizens' accusations. Taking this year's Spring Festival file as an example, basically all films have suffered from screen photography, the most serious of which is "Hot and Hot", some netizens said: In the past few days, swiping social platforms, frequent screen photography "results" are uploaded, "It seems that Jia Ling has held a concert". In order to avoid being "spoiled", some netizens had to go to the cinema as soon as possible to watch the whole work.
The film industry has always had an untolerable attitude towards "stealing shots" and "screen shots". During the Spring Festival in 2021, more than 100 celebrities once issued an initiative to the audience to "refuse screen photography": "The movie being shown is not a scenic spot, and screen shooting is uncivilized behavior." In January 2023, seven Spring Festival films including "The Wandering Earth 2" jointly issued a proposal to "advocate everyone to jointly boycott piracy and strictly prevent piracy and piracy". But to this day, the phenomenon of "stealing cameras" and "screen shots" is still widespread.
The cinema is a public place, and everyone should respect the rights and interests of others. The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of the Film Industry clearly stipulates that "without the permission of the right holder, no one shall make audio or video recordings of the film being screened." Where audio or video recordings are discovered, cinema staff have the right to stop them and request that they delete them; Those who refuse to obey have the right to request that they leave the scene. "Consumers spend money to watch movies, which is a reward for original and film investors; It is also the responsibility of citizens to watch movies in accordance with the law, respect originality, and protect copyright. If "stealing" and "screen shooting" are allowed to overflow, it will not only destroy the viewing experience of other audiences, but also infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of the creative team and the filmmaker.
On the one hand, the discussion of "stealing shots" and "screen shots" has enhanced the public's legal awareness and moral concepts, and helped to further form a consensus and tacit understanding to maintain a good viewing environment; On the other hand, the law clearly points out that the recording and recording of videos in theaters without the permission of the right holder is illegal and constitutes infringement, but there is still a problem of unclear characterization of acts such as taking pictures and "punching cards" during movie viewing and not being used for commercial purposes, which needs to be further discussed and defined by the legal community.
Cinema is the condensation of creative painstaking efforts, and it is also a feast for the audience to enjoy. We should all protect a healthy and orderly market environment for film screening and promotion. "Protecting copyright, refusing screen photography, and watching movies in a civilized manner" should reach a consensus in the hearts of every audience. (Fu Biao).