A couple points. Here is a section from the Ecko-It FAQ http://eckoit.com/faq.html
Legal questions about recording We do not provide legal advice around the use of audio recording. Please respect your regional laws. What we do believe is that what you hear is yours. Just because our brains are a little soft does not mean we should forget what we have experienced. In most places, in public there is no expectation of privacy. In private settings you may wish to inform people that you are recording. We have found that people are accepting and will soon accept it as normal. We hope that people do not use this technology as a way to litigate others or generally be bad. Liferecording should be between you and you memory. That being said, there is much talk that this would be useful in oppressive societies. People with restricted rights may find it helpful as a line of defense. I really don't want to hijack the CouchDB user list, so I have opened a thread on our list here: http://groups.google.com/group/eckoit/browse_thread/thread/637479e6e775ffeb Please feel free to continue the discussion there! Ryan On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Dave Cottlehuber <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 21 March 2011 14:52, Peter Nolan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, > > > > some states have laws in place that require that both parties be told of the > > recording. I forget the states that have such laws, but be aware that > > recording someone without their permission could be in violation of some > > state laws. > > > > quick googling turns up the following - > > http://www.callcorder.com/phone-recording-law-america.htm > > > > the states that require both party consent (according to the above link) is > > as follows: > > California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, > > Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington. > > > > -Pete > > > > Not to mention it's common courtesy! > > In New Zealand if you're a participant then it's legal even if you > don't tell the other person: > http://www.netlaw.co.nz/crime.cfm?PageID=324 > > I the US it's not so straightforwards as you might think - > http://m.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/08/covert-iphone-audio-recording/ > suggests only if its actually done with intent to commit nefarious > activities. > > Cheers > Dave
