[Gendergap] Question for the Foundation about photographs of women

Sarah slimvirgin at gmail.com
Fri Sep 2 22:45:17 UTC 2011


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



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