Legal_Basis_Rules_for_Using_Picture

1.3 Who may use the work?
Published works may be used for personal use in the personal sphere and in the circle
of persons who are closely connected among themselves, such as relatives or friends;
(Article 19 (1) (a) of the URG). No consent is required or royalties are payable.
1.4 Civil Law Protection
The central rule for the protection of personality is to be found in the Civil Code (Art
28). One differentiates between different legal goods like the right in one's own word
and picture. For our work, personal protection is also relevant for taking pictures at
events with customers or when you are photographed at events.
In the individual case, two conflicting interests are balanced: the protection of the
personality of the individual and the information interest of the public. Public area is
not equal to the public. Crucial is what is of public interest.
It is clear that the events of Euresearch are not of public interest and therefore no
photos may be made without the consent of the participants. Nevertheless, when
registering, we point out that a photographer can be present to take photographs
(pictures, video).
If a participant does not want to be photographed, however, this must of course be
respected and he/she has the right to refuse consent.
An example of how to specify a picture source would be the following:
Picture from heidi muster under CC by XY.
The original picture should be linked under “picture”, the photographer under the
name and the license under “CC by”.
People often use images without checking copyright, especially for websites and social
media. This means that you should not just copy any pictures used in this channels
and reuse them for your purpose.
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