• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    In America, the first amendment covers things like video recordings as well. As long as you’re in public, anything you can see is fair game. Even if you’re recording into private space (this doesn’t count for things like flying drones up to windows or anything of course.)

    There are limitations, but if you’re standing on a public road recording into even highly secure military bases, you’re legally in the clear.

    Recording while on private property is different of course. Even if you’re recording public property from that private property, you can be in legal hot water.

    Though I’m curious on the EU law about defamation… how can you defame someone by sharing a video of their public actions? Like, you’re saying that if I recorded you kicking a dog in the head in a public park, and posted it to TikTok without your consent, I’d be breaking the law?