Quote:
Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota
thanks gun lawyer...it sounds like the situation i outlined would also be illegal since the person will have no reason to believe they are being recorded.
but, it also seems like if you have the recording device in the open where the person can see it, you would be OK.
so, and this kinda was my real question, if i video record the little jerkoffs that have been vandalizing my neighborhood and happen to catch some of their audio with the video, i am definitely OK if they see me doing it...but might not be OK if they don't see me doing it?
|
Offhand, I recall reading that posting a sign on your gate that says "PREMISES UNDER AUDIO/VIDEO SURVEILLANCE" is enough to offset the expectation of privacy on your premises. If punks are smashing cars in the street, they'd have a hard time arguing that they expected privacy there.
I read that some guy recorded cops at his front door, using a camera in a birdhouse. He had a small sign on his porch, but the court found that was inadequate notice; but then, it was cops against one of the little people, so there's the usual court bias.