Scioly.org:Media policy

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This Scioly.org wiki page is about policies relating to content in media uploaded to Scioly.org. For information on the copyright policy uploaded files must follow, see Scioly.org:Copyrights.

Media on Scioly.org serve an important purpose of visually representing media. These photos can be helpful to competitors, tournament staff, or other members looking to learn more about Science Olympiad. However, when adding photos to Scioly.org, uploaders should follow media guidelines put into place by Science Olympiad, Inc. and Scioly.org.

Science Olympiad, Inc. media policy

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Science Olympiad, Inc. has a media policy in an effort to protect the privacy of those involved in Science Olympiad, keep the game fair, and regulate the use of the "Science Olympiad" name. All media uploaded to Scioly.org related to Science Olympiad should follow this policy, as Scioly.org is a website publishing the work. Media not following these guidelines may need to be removed in order to follow site rule 7.

If you need help, you are always welcome to contact a staff member about a specific file.

Examples of acceptable media use:

Reusing published media from news sites. News media are expected to publish images of Science Olympiad competitions under Science Olympiad photo guidelines, and thus, the photos can be reused under the presumption that they meet this standard.
Media including yourself or your child, as long as no other identifiable elements are visible in the work. These photos are allowed but cannot contain identifiable information, such as the page of a secured test or another team's device.
School-published media of their own team. Schools can publish photos of their team at tournaments or preparing for tournaments.
Works released by official film producers permitted by Science Olympiad, Inc. These producers are given permission to record at tournaments by the NSO office.
Content published by the tournament host site. The host sites are allowed to photograph tournaments at their location.
University-related media published as part of a student project. Students may film Science Olympiad tournaments as part of a university project given that they have contacted the National Science Olympiad office asking for permission and detailing the project. Note that National Science Olympiad may request these projects to be non-distributable.

Examples of unacceptable media use:

Media by students showing a tournament event without requesting the subject's permission. For example, if a student takes a picture of an event room with competitors, this photo is not allowed to be distributed without the competitors' or tournament's permission.
A TV or film produced with Science Olympiad participants without the consent of Science Olympiad. Because Science Olympiad owns the right to the Science Olympiad name and associated trademarks, films must comply with this.
Media taken by a competitor for an explicit competitive advantage. To keep the game fair, participants should not record material from Science Olympiad tournaments and use it to gain a competitive advantage for themselves or another team.

Scioly.org media policy

A copy of Scioly.org's resource policy can be found at: scioly.org/rules.php#resource-policy.

Copyright

Main page: Scioly.org:Copyrights

All media uploaded to Scioly.org should follow the copyright regulations set in place on the site. For example, media uploaded should not be copyrighted unless a clear fair use claim can be established for the material.

Resource sharing

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Resource sharing, which includes test trading, on Scioly.org should occur in specified places, including:

The wiki
The test exchange
Special events such as Scioly.org:SSSS

Outside of these places, students should not request or share test-related media.

At the discretion of a tournament director, some test sets may need to be removed in order to comply with specific tournament policies.

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