Stephanie, I don't know, I forwarded him the same email you read. Yes,
EFF isn't generally down with the MPAA's tactics but that doesn't mean
Jason is going to give incorrect or unethical advice. He just said
'generally' which is a vague enough answer without knowing the specific
details of
Sounds like a newsworthy
event to me. Whether or not you show
faces would depend on where you show the video. Is it going to shown privately for friends or
a public exhibition? If the former, I
wouldnt worry about it. If the
later, be on the safe side and do the witness protection thing.
Iam not a lawyer: you should probably call a legal aid society for
REAL advice,and possibly get an attorney, especially since your video
may be subpoena'ed. However:
Conventions are usually explicitly not public; that's why they can
show movies that would otherwise be not legal to show. You
>From what I understand, and I'm no lawyer, if the action took place in
public then it's fair game and you are protected by the First Amendment.
Definitely newsworthy, BoingBoing worthy for sure. I'd love to see what
you shot.
-eddie
On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 11:57:47AM -, Heath wrote:
I
I just ran this by my lawyer pal Jason Schultz @ the EFF and he had this
to say on the matter. Let me know if you want to talk to him directly.
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Interesting. Generally, I'd say he's fine to post it. He'd probably
be even safer if he blurs out the face of the guy who didn't want to be
on
Eddie, does Jason's answer change much when given the information that
a comic con is NOT a public place? I'm not sure (and Motor City Comic
Con's website is offline), but most media-centric cons are private--
you buy memberships to them, and have to wear a badge to get into
panels, sessions,
