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Is it infringing to use a screen name as an avatar?
Whether the use of a net picture as an avatar is infringing depends on the situation:

1, if it is only reproduced and used by individuals for non-profit, it is generally not enough to constitute infringement;

2. If the photo owner explicitly prohibits it or the law has prohibitive provisions, it may constitute infringement.

The conditions for copyright infringement are as follows:

1, there are specific infringing objects, that is, works, such as written works, music works, dance works and other specific works forms and carriers;

2. Infringed works must be within the protection scope of copyright law. Works that do not conform to the meaning of copyright law protection and fair use of works, as well as works that have entered the public domain after the protection period, shall not be protected;

3. The infringed right must be an exclusive right explicitly protected by copyright law. Such as the right to publish, the right to sign, the right to protect the integrity of the work, the right to modify, the right to copy, the right to issue, the right to rent, the right to exhibit, the right to perform, the right to show, the right to broadcast, the right to spread information on the Internet, the right to shoot, the right to assemble, and so on. ;

4. The infringed person enjoys the copyright of the work;

5. The infringed must prove that the infringer has infringed.

To sum up, if it is only personal non-profit copying and use, it will generally not constitute infringement. If the photos are forbidden to everyone, it may constitute infringement. Be careful when using online pictures.

Legal basis:

Article 52 of the Copyright Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Anyone who commits one of the following acts of infringement shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, apologizing and compensating for the losses:

(1) publishing his work without the permission of the copyright owner;

(2) publishing a work created in cooperation with others as a work created by oneself without the permission of a co-author;

(three) did not participate in the creation, in order to seek personal fame and fortune, signed other people's works;

(4) distorting or tampering with other people's works;

(5) Plagiarizing other people's works;

(6) Using a work by means of exhibition, filming of audio-visual products, etc., or using a work by means of adaptation, translation, annotation, etc. without the permission of the copyright owner, except as otherwise provided by this Law;

(seven) the use of another person's work, which should be paid but not paid;

(8) Renting the originals or duplicates of audio-visual works, computer software and audio-visual products without the permission of the copyright owner, performer or producer of audio-visual products, except as otherwise provided by this Law;

(9) Using the layout design of books and periodicals published by publishers without their permission;

(10) Live broadcast or public dissemination of a live performance or recording of a performance without the permission of the performer;

(eleven) other acts of infringement of copyright and copyright-related rights.