On February 15, Xue Zhiqian posted on Weibo, saying that he went into the theater and watched the movie "Flying Life 2" directed by Han Han, and then "I cried while watching it...and I cried with passion..."
The picture was taken from Xue Zhiqian's long Weibo Bo, the accompanying pictures triggered the debate about "stealing photos"
This short "film review" article caused a heated discussion because of the accompanying pictures of three movie shooting scenes. "Joker Xue's stolen photos" entry quickly became a hot search list.
Some netizens said that refusing to take screen shots is a basic requirement for watching movies. Public figures take the lead in secretly filming, which is indeed inappropriate. "neither respects the movie nor the audience."
Some netizens also said that although Xue Zhiqian's behavior was indeed "stolen photography", the photos did not have any spoiler effect at all and were not used for commercial purposes, so there was no need to go online.
Some netizens confessed that when watching movies, they sometimes take a few photos and post them on WeChat Moments...
On the 16th, Joker Xue wrote a "doggerel" in response to the issue of "censorship":
In response to the issue of "censorship", According to Article 31 of the "Film Industry Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China", "No one is allowed to record or videotape a film being shown without the permission of the rights holder. If recording or videotaping is discovered, cinema staff have the right to stop it. And ask them to delete it; for those who refuse to comply, we have the right to ask them to leave."
Is taking photos while watching a movie and posting them on WeChat considered stealing?
In 2021, cctv-6 movie channel invited lawyer Zeng Wenwen, a partner of Beijing Tianyuan Law Firm, to give a detailed explanation on "stolen filming". Lawyer Zeng Wenwen introduced that according to the provisions of my country's Civil Code and Copyright Law, in addition to facing civil and administrative penalties, those who commit serious infringement of illegal photography may be sentenced to up to ten years in prison.
Source: Red Star News, Chengshi News
Editor: Yang Yang
Proofreading: Ge Yanbin
Final review: Yu Kunshuai