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In America, as a rule, anything in public can be filmed.
by istjohn 7y ago
In America, as a rule, anything in public can be filmed.
- iso947 7y agoDefine public
- vorticalbox 7y agoAnywhere you don't have reasonable expectation of privacy.
- berbec 7y agoStrange example - in a hotel, with an open window, on the 45th floor. If paparazzi with a telephoto lens can see you, it is considered fair game.
- dylan604 7y agoIf you're standing in front of a window and can see out (and can be seen), you don't really have a reasonable expectation of privacy. This applies to my single floor single family residence. If I want privacy, I close the blinds and/or drapes. As a matter of courtesy, I never aim a telephoto at windows. Paparazzi are an entirely different class though in that most have no "class" anymore it seems.
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoYou don't have a practical expectation. Its reasonable to expect polite neighbors not to stare in windows, take photos etc. Used to be called a 'Peeping Tom' and was actionable. Nowadays we've become jaded?
- judge2020 7y agoNot a Lawyer, but it looks like it varies by state. CA penal code 647 j makes this illegal even without entering the property, but mississippi code 97-29-61 does require entering the property.
- gnopgnip 7y agoThis is a poor example for two reasons. The reasonable expectation of privacy standard is for audio, not images. And you do have an expectation of privacy in your own hotel room
- Spooky23 7y agoIt can be filmed, but audio may not be unless you are a party to the conversation. Doing so is a felony is many places.
- amarshall 7y agoThis does vary by U.S. state, though. Most are “one-party”, but some are “two-party”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_call_recording_laws#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_call_recording_laws#...
- cryptonector 7y agoGP refers to zero-party recording. I would be surprised if surreptitious (i.e., not announced) audio recording by non-parties were legal anywhere at all in the U.S.
- gnopgnip 7y agoThis is incorrect, it is not a felony to record audio from a security camera in the US. Two party /all party consent only applies to confidential communications.
- cryptonector 7y agoIf you're not a party to a conversation, then one-party rules don't apply. I.e., in one-party States you can record any conversation to which you are a party, but you can't eavesdrop on conversations that you're NOT a party to. This means you can't leave a microphone at a bus stop to record random conversations, say, not without a) owning the bus stop, and b) loudly announcing the presence of the microphone to all users of said bus stop. Replace "bus stop" with any public space. This also applies to private spaces as well, even when you're the owner. Thus you can have video surveillance at any office, but audio surveillance is generally a big no-no.
- Spooky23 7y agoI am not incorrect. Record audio at your peril: (This is re: New York) http://www.dmlp.org/forum/newsgathering-law/new-york-recording-public http://www.dmlp.org/forum/newsgathering-law/new-york-recordi... “...it is possible to violate the Wiretapping Act (and thereby commit a felony) by pointing a camera at a person speaking on a cell phone and creating an audio recording of part of the telephone conversation.” Recording audio is always fraught with risk. You should avoid it, especially in indoor locations that you do not control.
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