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 <m...@sap.com> 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
