On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Regina Henschel <rb.hensc...@t-online.de> wrote: > Hi, > > Rob Weir schrieb: > >> For those bringing cameras to ApacheCon, could I ask you to take >> photographs in the following topics, for future AOO marketing, website >> and social media use: >> >> - photos of speakers, either during their presentation or before/after >> their talk. >> >> - audience photographs >> >> - photographs of project members talking informally, at the conference >> or at social gatherings >> >> - photographs of computer screens running AOO, or looking at AOO source >> code >> >> - location shots that give a sense of the place, e.g., showing >> ApacheCon logo or AOO logo. >> >> Be creative and have fun! I wish I could be there. > > > Please keep in mind, that you need the permission of the persons, if you > make the picture available on a website. In Germany that is mandatory and > only in case of "Personen der Zeitgeschichte" such permission is not needed. >
Does this depend on the fact that the photo was taken in Germany? I believe our website is in the US. Certainly Apache is a US-based organization. Under our laws, non-commercial, editorial use of photographs containing identifiable people is fine, with a few exceptions. Of course, we should respect the wishes of those in photographs, regardless of whether applicable laws require it or not. -Rob > Kind regards > Regina
