1. Comissatores nudes caveant. Let the naked revellers be wary.

It is illegal for someone to use your likeness for their own gain, YOU are ultimately responsible for your actions. If you don't want to be CAUGHT in a compromising position, don't BE in a compromising position. If you want to be nude at the event, but don't wish to be photographed, either stay in your camp or politely ask individual photographers to stop. If they refuse, find a Ranger to mediate.

2. Your camp is your castle.

If you don't want cameras in your tent, camp, dome, or RV, you have that right (and the backing of the law) to request that of anyone who enters in your area. You as the owner(s) of the camp are ultimately responsible for keeping an eye out and escorting folks back out of your camp if they don't agree. In the event of a conflict, Rangers can help mediate.

3. Don't be a sneaky photographer.

If they can't see you or aren't in a position to object to your photography, DON'T TAKE THE PICTURE. There will be plenty of cool things to photograph and video throughout the weekend if you seek the participants permission. Go up afterwards and ask them if they're cool with being photographed by you. Sneakiness will result in bad karma. Excessive bad karma may result in being asked to leave the event.

4. Respect other's wishes.

If someone asks you to stop photographing them, their decision is FINAL. You may be asked to leave the event if you don't respect the rights of others.

Your Rights as a Subject

Ranger Vees

Unless a person's image is being used for bona fide journalistic purposes, publishers do not have the right to reproduce it without their consent. Since media are not welcome at the event in any official capacity, you can safely assume that if your image is taken it will be used only for non-profit and artistic purposes.

Any photographer or videographer participating in this event has been requested to ask permission from every person who appears in their images. If you feel uncomfortable with the attention of a particular photographer, please first ask that person to stop and (if possible) erase any pictures you find objectionable. If the photographer is uncooperative, you have the right to talk to a Playa del Fuego Ranger who will evaluate the situation and possibly ask that person to leave.

You do NOT have to sign any waiver or talent release form that is presented to you. While nobody will stop you if you wish to enter into an agreement with a photographer, we do not endorse any for-profit use of photographs by anyone on site over the weekend. Keep in mind that if you sign a waiver form and you find later that your picture has been taken and used in a way you don't agree with, you may have little or no recourse against the publisher. On the other hand, without a signed waiver you may be entitled to after-the-fact ownership rights to published materials which led to financial gain for the publisher. Courts have often awarded the subjects of such photos partial ownership and a share of the profits from those materials.

Please remember your rights:

• There are no journalists on duty here, so you have the right to stop any recording device used to take pictures of yourself or your projects.
• You do not have to sign any waiver forms presented to you, and as organizers we suggest you don't.
• You have the right to change your mind at any time before or after the event about the use of your image. Ask the photographer or videographer for their contact information to follow up.
• You have the rights to pursue damages if your image is used in a for-profit way that you disapprove of.
• You have the right to call on a Playa del Fuego Ranger to settle the dispute if you cannot come to terms with an over-eager or uncooperative photographer.

Some sections taken from http://www.uwex.edu/ces/webdev/wbtm/digitalphoto.html

Your Rights as a Photographer

The safest choice is simply to avoid publishing images that include people at all. However, it's understood that the people who participate in the event are a large source of amazing photographic material. Typically the approach in this situation would be to to obtain a signed release form from people appearing on camera at the time the photos or video are shot. However, we are asking all photographers and videographers to refrain from taking any pictures which may be used later for profit or as elements of a larger body of work so we would also ask you not to put anyone in the situation of having to decide on the spot whether or not to sign a waiver.

A more practical approach for this weekend is:

• Ask every one of your subjects for permission to photograph them beforehand.
• If it's possible with your equipment, offer to review the results along with them once you are finished. If not, offer to send them a copy of the images for approval before you publish them in any other context or presentation.
• Be prepared to delete or erase any photographs or video on request of any of the subjects in those segments at any time during the event.
• Please be ready to provide your own contact information, and a web address where the photos will be placed if you are uploading them to the Internet. As part of this, be prepared to remove images from the web at any point in the future, on request of the subject.
• If they are willing, get the contact information of your subjects and contact them if you publish your material (again, not for profit only).
• Offer your subjects a way to obtain an inexpensive copy of your video or photographs if they desire.
• If you are asked by another participant to stop taking pictures of them or certain art projects, STOP. Discuss with them what they would consider reasonable picture-taking. If an agreement can't be reached, WALK AWAY and don't take any more pictures of them or their art.

Some sections taken from http://www.uwex.edu/ces/webdev/wbtm/digitalphoto.html