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This is a thorny issue about which I have been polling people at the Museums and the Web conference which I am currently attending.  

The consensus is that if peoples images are going to be published on the web by the museum, they must explicitly have given permission.  Some places make do with a general "you will be photographed and you give permission if you walk in here."  But I suspect that gives little or no legal protection if someone is inclined to object.  

The technical aspects of how you know that person y has given permission and person z hasn't is equally thorny.  One person here simply does not allow any pictures taken of anyone who hasn't given a signed form, so they are comfortable that they can retrieve permission forms by date and if someone has an issue, they can point to that form.

This is not trivial, and there are many people who, for whatever reason simply do not want the museum to use their image on social networking sites.  

Then there are related questions of video, people in the background, video used for research 

Its not simple.

eric


On Apr 13, 2012, at 1:55 PM, Linda Carbone wrote:

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> Anne,
> We do both at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. We have a message that informs all visitors that they may be filmed or photographed while at our Visitor Center and that the images will be used for educational purposes only.  That said, we try to get
> signed permissions whenever possible.  This is especially important when students and school groups are involved. Most teachers are aware of students who cannot be photographed for privacy/safety reasons.
> Linda Carbone
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> Colleagues:
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> We're curious about how you handle photography in your exhibit galleries and public areas. We'd like to step up our efforts to post still photos and video on social networking sites, but we do not want to butt up against issues of privacy. Of course, visitors take their own photos and videos that they post, but if we have a staff member photograph others and post the photos, isn't that a violation of presumed privacy?
> How have any of your dealt with this issue? For example, do you post a specific message to all visitors that there is implicit agreement that they may be photographed in your institution's public areas? If so, have you had any complaints?
> We're very interested in your thoughts.
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> Ann M. Metzger
> The Henry Buhl, Jr., Co-Director
> Carnegie Science Center
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