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>It's hardly as absolute as you make it sound. Can you cite legal examples of exceptions? I know the police tried real hard to ban people filming them and fail

• giantg2 4y ago
  I did in the prior comment - upskirt photos. You can also see how recording in court rooms is prohibited. Or how recording nudity or partial nudity is prohibited. These are in statute and code (at least in PA, but other states are similar). Also, your police recording example isn't absolute either. I believe circuits are split on that. Even the ones that protect recording have set limits, like being at least 8 feet ways, or not interfering. Public recording may be a net positive, but it's also subject to restrictions (at least as the laws stand now). Edit: Why disagree?
  • dragonwriter 4y ago
    > Even the ones that protect recording have set limits, like being at least 8 feet ways, or not interfering. Interfering with policeis a different thing than recording; an absolute right to record does not imply a right to interfere while recording.
    • giantg2 4y ago
      If it were an absolute right, you wouldn't need to maintain 8 feet of distance, the police would need to maintain 8 feet. Don't forget, even if you are in a courtroom and aren't interfering, you can't record there either. So there are limits, it's not absolute.