[*BCM*] Video recording the rides

[Thomas Vitolo]

I would just point out that unlike many states, Massachusetts has two 
party consent for audio taping.  This means that you must make sure that 
the camera is clearly visible if you're recording audio.  IANAL, and 
this is not legal advice... just be careful on this, as a MA resident 
ran into legal trouble for recording (video and audio) between a police 
officer and herself in her own home.

  - TV


On 9/21/10 11:06 AM, Victor Martelle wrote:
> Corking, running red lights, and running stop signs; theres a purpose 
> on why its done. In my opinion, I'd say record. I don't live in 
> Boston, and attend Rhode Islands CM's, but I love watching boston, SF, 
> and other peoples rides on youtube, old and recent.
> There are vests you can buy that hold a camera right on your chest. I 
> have seen a camera mounted on the handlebars. I don't know what there 
> called, but they are around.
> And yes, police officers have been FIRED due to video tapes being used 
> against them. They had an incidient in NY were an officer assaulted a 
> critical mass participant, and long and behold, another CM'er was 
> taping it. The officer was then fired.
> just be careful on who and when you video tape. I have seen people who 
> video tape arrests, then being arrested themselfs.
>
> On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:43 AM, <rinonvan at gmail.com 
> <mailto:rinonvan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     This is twofold actually.
>
>     Firstly, looking forward to the next ride in a few days as I have
>     immensely enjoyed the last four or five.
>     I've seen several people recording the rides and wonder how people
>     feel about this.
>     I actually like seeing the videos and wish there were more online, but
>     also wonder if others would rather not be documented as we do actually
>     run red lights and stop signs and "cork" intersections. Being still
>     quite new to CM rides, is there some kind of general understanding
>     about recording or photographing? Has a video ever been used as
>     "evidence" against a participant?
>     I'm also interested in any recommendations on recording techniques,
>     what people use, et cetera as I'm not terribly comfortable with a
>     handheld phone or camera while I ride.
>
>     Secondly, in regards to the incident last month (hope things are going
>     well for Yoni, any update?) I just found this interesting link via
>     Boing Boing that I thought I would share:
>     http://reason.com/archives/2010/09/20/how-to-record-the-cops
>     Has anyone tried recording wirelessly, instantly streaming and
>     archiving online?
>     Could have been extremely helpful.
>
>     Thanks.
>
>     -S
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