Re: Future Handling of Blue Sheets

[Michael StJohns <mstjohns@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.  

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 24, 2012, at 14:10, Martin Rex <mrex@xxxxxxx> 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