Editorial responsibility

A person who has a blog, a website, a profile etc. on the web, is in effect the editor-in-chief of these pages.

Information that is published online is made public to large or small groups, depending on where and how it is published. With the role of editor comes responsibility, both for what you can and can’t publish, but also for what you should and shouldn’t publish about other people. Something that doesn’t bother one person at all can feel like a violation to another.

Did you know?

23 per cent of young people between the age of 8 and 18 have experienced that someone has posted pictures or videos of them on the Internet without permission. As many as 41 per cent of those aged between 17 and 18 have experienced this. Within this age group 25 per cent also admit to having published pictures or videos of other people without their permission.

Source: Safe use survey 2008 (Norwegian Media Authority)


In a survey among young people from 2007 more than one in eight had found demeaning information about themselves on the Internet.

Source: The survey ”Young people and privacy” 2007, (The Norwegian Data Inspectorate)

Rules for the use of images

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We distinguish between two types of images: In some pictures the main focus is on one or more clearly defined persons. In such cases you should always get the permission of everyone that can be identified in the picture – directly or indirectly. Group pictures, such as of school classes, also fall under this definition. If any of the portrayed people are under the age of 15, permission has to be given by the parents or a legal guardian.
 
In other pictures the situation or the activity is the main focus. Who is portrayed is less important. Examples of this can be pictures of the audience at a concert or a band in a parade. Under normal circumstances such pictures can be published without permission as long as the images are harmless and in no way can be seen as a violation of the people portrayed. It is important to take into account that the pictures should not be demeaning in the context where they are used.

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