Cinema trivia, these behaviors are illegal!

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-02-03

Where the circumstances of cinema filming or illegal dissemination are serious, it is a crime of infringement of intellectual property rights.

The Notice of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television on Severely Cracking Down on Illegal Acts such as Film Piracy in Cinemas mentions that pirated films and illegal dissemination of pirated programs are serious crimes that violate the Criminal Law and the Copyright Law. Encourage and support film copyright owners to pursue the legal responsibility of pirates and those who illegally disseminate pirated programs in accordance with law.

Note that the cinema viewing etiquette is as follows:

1. Admission on time: Generally speaking, movies in the cinema will start at the scheduled time, so the audience should arrive at the cinema early and enter the screening hall on time. If there is a real delay, you should enter the screening room as soon as possible and find your seat.

2. Don't make loud noises: In the process of ** movie, you should be quiet, do not speak loudly or make noise, so as not to affect the viewing experience of other audiences.

3. Turn off your mobile phone: During the movie screening, you should turn off your mobile phone or turn it to silent mode to avoid disturbing other audiences.

4. Don't move around: During the film screening, the audience should not move around at will, and if they want to leave their seats, they should leave before or after the film is shown.

5. Keep it tidy: In the cinema, you should keep the environment clean and tidy, and do not litter or damage public facilities.

6. Respect copyright: When making a movie, you should respect copyright and do not record or take photos to avoid infringing on the intellectual property rights of others.

To sum up, cinema viewing needs to observe certain etiquette to keep the environment clean, quiet, and respectful of others' viewing experience. At the same time, pirated films and illegal dissemination of pirated programs are serious infringements, which violate the Criminal Law and the Copyright Law, and it is necessary to investigate the legal responsibility of pirates and illegal disseminators in accordance with the law. Respecting copyright and abiding by laws and regulations is the obligation of every citizen, and it is also the cornerstone of building a civilized society.

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Legal basis]:

Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 217

In any of the following circumstances where copyright or copyright-related rights are infringed for the purpose of profit, and the amount of unlawful gains is relatively large or there are other serious circumstances, a sentence of up to three years imprisonment and/or a fine is to be given; Where the amount of unlawful gains is huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, a sentence of between three and ten years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given: (1) Reproducing, distributing, or disseminating to the public through information networks their written works, fine arts, audiovisual works, computer software, and other works provided for by laws and administrative regulations without the permission of the copyright owner; (2) Publishing books in which others enjoy exclusive publishing rights; (3) Without the permission of the producer of the audio or video recording, reproducing, distributing, or disseminating to the public through information networks; (4) Without the performer's permission, reproducing and distributing audio or video recordings of their performance, or disseminating their performance to the public through information networks; (5) Producing or counterfeiting works of art signed by others; (6) Without the permission of the copyright owner or the rights holder related to copyright, intentionally circumventing or undermining the technical measures taken by the rights holder to protect copyright or copyright-related rights for their works, audio or video recordings, and so forth.

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