For the last year, I’ve been trying to find examples of offices which had demonstrated success in using the SCA’s release forms to collect consent from people for their likeness or creative works to be used in Society publications.
I was hoping that if we could identify a handful of folks who were doing this effectively, we could document the processes they used and share them with others.
Instead, I’ve found that nearly all offices fall into one of two groups:
- They generally avoid publishing photos or member-submitted content because the release forms feel like a burden.
- The publish photos and member-submitted content, but just quietly ignore the release-form policies.
I’ve written to officers at the kingdom and Society level, in the chronicler’s office, social media office, and web ministry, but none of them have identified any success stories.
If you know of examples of branch officers who frequently post photographs or members’ creative work while adhering to the Society’s policies, please comment below — I’d love to speak to these folks and learn about how they’re doing it.