Whether it is illegal to take pictures while watching movies depends on the situation. If you just take a photo, but it is not used for commercial purposes, not for dissemination, or even for others to see, it is not copyright infringement. So it is not illegal in general, but if the cinema has special regulations, it is another matter. According to the relevant regulations, no one may record or video the movie being shown without the permission of the obligee. If audio and video recordings are found, the cinema staff have the right to stop and ask for deletion; Those who refuse to listen have the right to ask them to leave. It is illegal for the perpetrator to take photos and videos without the permission of others and make them public. If the actor takes photos and videos for profit without the permission of others, it infringes on the rights of others. It is also illegal for actors' photos and videos to involve other people's privacy. If the infringement damages the public interest at the same time, the copyright authority shall order it to stop the infringement, give it a warning, confiscate the illegal income, confiscate and harmlessly destroy the infringing copy and the materials, tools and equipment mainly used to make the infringing copy. If the illegal business amount is more than 50,000 yuan, a fine of more than one time and less than five times the illegal business amount may be imposed; There is no illegal business amount, the illegal business amount is difficult to calculate or less than 50 thousand yuan, and a fine of less than 250 thousand yuan may be imposed; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Film Industry Promotion Law
Article 31 Without the permission of the obligee, no one may record or video the film being shown. If audio and video recordings are found, the cinema staff have the right to stop and ask for deletion; Those who refuse to listen have the right to ask them to leave.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code
Article 109 No organization or individual may use information technology to defame, damage or forge others' portrait rights. No portrait shall be made, used or made public without the consent of the owner of the portrait, except as otherwise provided by law.
Without the consent of the portrait owner, the portrait owner shall not use or disclose the portrait of the portrait owner by publishing, copying, distributing, renting or exhibiting.
Article 1020 The following acts may be reasonably carried out without the consent of the portrait owner: (1) Using the public portrait of the portrait owner within the necessary scope for personal study, art appreciation, classroom teaching or scientific research;
(2) Inevitably making, using and publicizing the portrait of the portrait holder for the purpose of news reporting;
(three) the state organs to perform their duties according to law, within the necessary scope to make, use and publicize the portrait of the obligee;
(4) Inevitably making, using or making public the portrait of the obligee in order to show the specific public environment;
(5) other acts of making, using or publicizing portraits of portrait owners in order to safeguard public interests or the legitimate rights and interests of portrait owners.