Re: Future Handling of Blue Sheets

[Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>]

While Wikipedia is sometimes wrong, it does tend to have useful information. Specifically http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Country_specific_consent_requirements#Germany

> Publishing or propagating the image does not normally require consent:
> If the person is an irrelevant or merely accidental part (Beiwerk) of a landscape or locality shown in the picture.
> If the person took part in a public meeting or event and is depicted on this occasion.
> If distribution or exhibition serves a higher artistic interest.

http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kunsturhg/__23.html

So - not misled.  

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On Apr 24, 2012, at 14:10, Martin Rex <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Joel jaeggli wrote:
>> 
>> Michael StJohns wrote:
>>> 
>>> Martin - you and everyone else in the room gave permission by being in
>>> the room.  That's what the NOTE WELL is all about.  So no, not illegal. 
>> 
>> Specifically every registered attendee has accepted during the
>> registration process the note-well.
> 
> You're completely misled.
> 
> In Germany (and probably all over Europe) that part of note well
> will not apply to the rights about your own picture/portrait.
> 
> To obtain such a right, a seperate explicit and voluntary consent
> is required.  That is a privilege guaranteed by law.
> 
> -Martin