MOSCOW, October 16. Some photographs posted online can cause significant financial sanctions; in some cases, the court may impose a fine of five million rubles, lawyer Elena Kuderko said in an interview with the Prime agency.
““The amount of the fine is determined at the discretion of the court, based on the nature of the violation,” the lawyer clarified.
By law, publication of a photograph without the written consent of the person posted in this photo is prohibited. This condition is especially important for amateur photographers. An exceptional case is if a person accidentally got into the frame and is part of the overall composition.
However, photos of the faces of minors cannot be posted under any circumstances without the written consent of their parents. Even if the child accidentally got into the camera lens.
Large fines — from ten thousand to five million rubles — are threatened for using pictures without the permission of the copyright holder, Kuderko clarifies. If the photo is posted in the public domain, then when using it you must make a link to the author and the source from which the photo was taken.