Talk:Wikimedia New York City/Recording and attribution policy

Establishment of policy

The Board of Directors of Wikimedia NYC is seeking suggestions and comments for a future Chapter-wide policy around recording, reproduction, and dissemination of the names, likenesses, voices, and related characteristics of persons (and possibly further categories of protected objects) present at Chapter events or in Chapter spaces. The purpose of the policy-to-be is to implement the stipulation in the Chapter’s Code of Conduct that “Wikimedia projects and Wikimedia NYC honor the ability to be anonymous” while recognizing that certain recordings, reproductions of likenesses, etc. and their dissemination may be desirable.

Discussion

Please add your suggestions and comments to the appropriate subsections below.

What will be protected

Please discuss here what characteristics of a person this policy should cover, and if there are any other classes of objects that should be covered (e.g., cultural-heritage objects).

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What will be allowed

Please discuss here what recordings, reproductions, etc. should be legitimate to produce, to publish, etc., and under what circumstances.

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Procedure to consent to waive protection

Please discuss here how persons protected by the policy (and stewards, guardians, etc. of such persons or of potentially other protected objects) should be able to agree to a production, publication, etc. of recordings, reproductions, etc. of their protected characteristics; and how such an agreement should be communicated.

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Recording requirements

Please discuss here what, if any, requirements should be imposed on the production of recordings, reproductions, etc. (including the taking of photographs).

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Publication requirements

Please discuss here what, if any, requirements, including possibly regarding attribution, should be imposed on the publication, dissemination, etc. of recordings, reproductions, etc.

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Precedents

Please discuss here previous implementations of similar policies and their efficacy and ramifications.

• Wikipedia Day NYC 2024
  
  Attendees were asked to indicate photo preferences with sticker dots on their name tags:
  • Green or blue dot = any photos OK
  • Yellow dot = ask the person whether a photo is OK
  • Red dot = no photos / camera-shy
• "Decolonizing the Internet's Structured Data" virtual conversation held by Whose Knowledge?—"we established clear privacy practices in order to guarantee people's safety and wellbeing during the entire call. For instance, participants could keep their cameras off if preferred and needed to seek clear consent to publish and attribute any identifiable quote from another participant, before sharing it on social media during and after the event." [per summary report]
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• Concordia University’s Guidelines on the use of appropriate images to represent Indigenous Peoples
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