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| <big>'''This is a ''proposal'' for a workgroup and should not be relied upon in any way. It is conjunctive to the proposal for [[CZ:Fair_Use_Policy%2C_Media|Fair Use Policy, Media]].'''</big> | | <big>'''This is a ''proposal'' for a workgroup and should not be relied upon in any way. It is conjunctive to the proposal for [[CZ:Fair_Use_Policy%2C_Media|Fair Use Policy, Media]].'''</big> |
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| ==Overview==
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| The Media Assets Workgroup is Citizendium's "Media and Permissions Department". Staffed by both expert editors and author specialists, its mission is
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| :<TT>'''''To improve and safeguard Citizendium by serving its editors, authors, readers, media content-providers, and re-users'''''.</TT>
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| While deferring to other content editors in nearly all cases, the Media Assets Workgroup has its own editorial purvey over media within certain narrow limits. The Media Assets Workgroup is governed and organized as other workgroups, but with several "tweaks" to streamline its functioning and to better facilitate its interactions with outside content-providers.
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| For the purposes of The Media Assets Workgroup, "media" is defined as ''all visual, audio, video, and template materials on all Citizendium pages.''
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| | [[Image:CZlogoMediaAssets-whiteBG.PNG|right|thumb|The idea behind the Media Assets Workgroup is to serve as CZ's '''"Media Procurement and Permissions Department"'''.]] |
| | The Media Assests Workgroup actualy functions as the central hub for two different operations. First, the copyright compliance team is located here, and performs the functions of a "go-to guy" for copyright issues. This includes checking to see if new media is copyrighted, obtaining permission to use copyrighted media, and patrolling all media looking for copyright violations. Any violations of copyright will be deleted on sight, and only restored if the uploader can demonstrate that permission has been given. |
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| ===General===
| | Second, the "Media Lab" is located here, and assists with altering or creating media. This includes restoring old photographs, brightening or darkening images, creating non-copyrighted images, removing people or objects from photographs, among others. |
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| ;Content and permissions assistance
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| While not in any way ''replacing'' the function of other contributors in obtaining their own media content, The Media Assets Workgroup shall function as Citizendium's "go to" place for contributors who seek ''assistance'' with such. In cases where open content images are available, the Media Assets Workgroup can be enlisted to to obtain the images ''released anew'' under open content licenses, or ''by permission'' when open content substitutes are unavailable, not substantially equivalent, or impractical to obtain or request.
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| To carry out the above, The Media Assets Workgroup shall maintain help pages of sources that contributors may access to obtain appropriate images for themselves. For when this proves inadequate, The Media Assets Workgroup shall maintain an image request system, and a permission request system for obtaining and documenting releases. It shall maintain an IMAP account or tagging account, media-assets@citizendium.org or permissions@citizendium.org to do this.
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| As well, the workgroup shall negotiate with content providers to obtain ''block permission'' for Citizendium to use such content in approved articles.
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| Media policy and help pages
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| Members of the workgroup shall, in a non-exclusionary manner (any CZ contributor can still contribute), work together to author media policy and help pages.
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| ;Group communication
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| The workgroup shall maintain a mailing list for general announcements.
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| ;Workgroup Coordinator
| | The Media Lab will not, under any circumstances, alter media, such that it drastically changes the intent of the media. The Media Lab also works to detect any falsified media within CZ, and will delete any falsified media on sight. |
| The Editor-in-Chief, through a due process of his or her choosing, shall appoint a Workgroup Coordinator, with editor powers, to coordinate the efforts of the workgroup. The person shall serve for a minimum six-month and maximum three-year term, during which he or she shall report to the Editor-in-Chief and shall serve on the Executive Committee to advise the project over matters within his or her purveyance. The Workgroup Coordinator shall be empowered to appoint an Assistant to him or herself. | |
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| Editors and editorship shall be governed in accordance with current policies contained in the relevant sections of [[CZ:Policy Outline]]. It is anticipated that most editors shall be drawn in under the category ''specialty editorship''.
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| ''Media Assets Editors may:''
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| | | <center>{{click|image=CopyrightSymbol.png|link=Archive:Media Assets Workgroup/Copyright Compliance Team|width=120px|height=120px}}</center> |
| | | <center>[[Archive:Media Assets Workgroup/Media Lab|Media Lab]]</center> |
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| | | <center>[[Archive:Media Assets Workgroup/Copyright Compliance Team|Copyright Compliance Team]]</center><br /> |
| | | <center>[[Archive:Media Assets Workgroup/Media Lab|Media Lab]]</center><br /> |
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| *Acting individually or in panel, approve ''project-wide'' templates, in accordance with [[CZ:Approval Process]].
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| *In panel, act as arbiter in difficult cases regarding "fair use", in accordance with [[CZ:Fair Use Policy, Media]].
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| *In panel, internally approve media policies, which are to then be considered for Citizendium-wide adoption through due process of the Executive Committee.
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| *Along with other content editors, request deletion of media content when
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| #It is of such low quality it would be better to delete it and search for a replacement.
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| #The media would reasonably be considered offensive to a living subject depicted therein (e.g., an image, especially the lead image in an article, depicts the subject in a way that may infringe their personality rights).
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| ;Specialists (aka, authors)
| | [[Archive:Media Assets Workgroup/Templates|Media Templates]] you can use. |
| For purposes of The Media Assets Workgroup's relations with outside content-providers, and because of the specialized activities of the workgroup, ''authors'' shall be dubbed "specialists" and may only become members of the workgroup by two-thirds vote of other members. Specialist may do everything within the purveyance of The Media Assets Workgroup, except for the functions reserved for media assets editors.
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| ;Project Leads
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| Project Leads may be appointed by the Lead Editor and may be either editors or "specialists" (aka, authors). Project Leads shall be tasked with coordinating the development of Citizendium media assets and the Media Assets Workgroup along ''specific'' lines, such as negotiating block permission for use of archives, creating templates and categories, etc.
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This is a proposal for a workgroup and should not be relied upon in any way. It is conjunctive to the proposal for Fair Use Policy, Media.
Activities
The idea behind the Media Assets Workgroup is to serve as CZ's
"Media Procurement and Permissions Department".
The Media Assests Workgroup actualy functions as the central hub for two different operations. First, the copyright compliance team is located here, and performs the functions of a "go-to guy" for copyright issues. This includes checking to see if new media is copyrighted, obtaining permission to use copyrighted media, and patrolling all media looking for copyright violations. Any violations of copyright will be deleted on sight, and only restored if the uploader can demonstrate that permission has been given.
Second, the "Media Lab" is located here, and assists with altering or creating media. This includes restoring old photographs, brightening or darkening images, creating non-copyrighted images, removing people or objects from photographs, among others.
The Media Lab will not, under any circumstances, alter media, such that it drastically changes the intent of the media. The Media Lab also works to detect any falsified media within CZ, and will delete any falsified media on sight.
Media Templates you can use.
