> Several women, including on WikiProject Feminism on the English
> Wikipedia, have recently expressed concern about the number of
> photographs of women's body parts that Wikimedia hosts, particularly
> regarding the issue of permission.
>
> It's far from clear in many cases that the women have given consent.
> It's also sometimes unclear that the subjects are above the age of
> consent.
>
> Another concern is what a woman is meant to do if someone uploads an
> image of her without her knowledge. Is she supposed to write to an
> anonymous person at OTRS? Does she have to give her real name? How
> does it work?
>
> Any information from the Foundation about the legal situation, and
> what Foundation policy is, would be very helpful.
>
> Sarah

The matter is discussed at Commons:Photographs of identifiable people

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people

Fred


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