Legal Issues in a Live Streaming World

There is a difference between informing the venue that the venue has surveillance and live streaming videos, or using videos for promotional purposes. Both have privacy and publicity rights concerns. In a public place, there is no expectation of privacy, so surveillance or live streaming is not really a privacy issue. We are worried about what will be done with this video. Publication of crowd patterns is not required for surveillance videos, it is sufficient to inform visitors only through publicly posted notices, which are sufficient to give valid consent before entering. Surveillance videos are used for security purposes and are not used in a live stream or for advertising purposes without additional consent. Live video raises a host of other considerations. Are restaurateurs doing something illegal? It`s a loaded question, because there`s not enough information to make an educated guess yourself. Is it acceptable to broadcast a board meeting live on NYS without the consent of the entire board when the meeting is not open to the public, but only to shareholders? Nevertheless, it would go to the general public.

Thank you. State (and federal) privacy rights laws cover the use of material obtained by filming or photographing a person in a place where that person has an expectation of privacy. You may want to contact a qualified legal advisor in your area to determine your rights and options. The songs they play will be “live” and no pre-recorded tracks or previously released songs – and no music videos will ever be used. In accordance with ASCAP`s New Media License: Public performances of ASCAP music through most third-party players are permitted through agreements between the third parties and ASCAP, and therefore, websites or services using such players do not require an additional license from ASCAP. If you are unsure whether the player you are using is already licensed by ASCAP and/or if your website or service runs ASCAP music in some other way, you should contact ASCAP. Facebook has licenses with many music licensing companies, but those licenses typically don`t extend to users who stream content. Definitely something you want to check specifically so you don`t lose your license and/or FB page. Sarah, I`m having a problem right now. Nachbar broadcasts a stop sign live.

It`s in front of the houses. He has 200k followers. With her, neighbors received food deliveries and people stopped to act stupidly in front of the stop sign. The problem is the many houses in the background, the people who live there are constantly captured as they come and go. They do not support this stream (via Twitch). Is there any legal recourse we can take to get this closure? Non-stop people stop and honk.. This feed is 24/7 and we are really concerned about This is actually a very complex issue, as not all “newspaper articles” are pure news and could be subject to copyright protection. Reading a newspaper article verbatim may be a violation, but the next question is whether your use would fall under an exception such as fair dealing or parody.

Adding links to the original work does not reduce counterfeiting. You should really talk to competent legal counsel to better understand your rights to use third-party works. Hi Sara, thank you very much for all your answers so far. This is great information for newcomers to intellectual property and copyright protection! I plan to livestream outdoor walks in my neighborhood. Are there any privacy concerns when public buildings, people or public advertisements are filmed on YT&FB? Interesting things Bobbie, I liked how you specifically focused on live streaming as a form of social computing and connected that to the changing cultures around live event broadcasting. I think Schofield, Bartindale & Wright talk about smuggling from an artist`s perspective in Bootlegger – and while streaming poses some copyright issues, they`re mostly concerned with the quality of the recording. While copyright is one aspect to consider, it raises many more complex issues – for now, your argument seems to apply to a legal audience rather than an HCI audience. It may take a little more work to make these legal arguments more applicable to an HCI audience – in fact, many might criticize copyright itself! Also, be a little careful when referencing news articles, this is appropriate if you reference examples in the media (boxes, napsters), but if you are referring to ideas and concepts, it is stronger to cite a more academic source. Try to be consistent with SEO – either (names, dates) or numbers.

But you`d do well to unpack other topics around the topic – well done. At a public meeting where interviews were conducted for a position in the school authority that was originally livestreamed, the school board asked that portions of a particular interview be removed because the information presented could be considered part of a privacy issue. Is that possible? Amazing piece, very revealing. Thank you very much. A quick question, if I may. When a band decides to stream on Facebook Live or YouTube Live (or both) and plays music they`ve written, plus a few songs they haven`t written (covers). Is there a known obligation or problem with commercially available music streaming? This means that I know YouTube is looking for music that may be copyrighted and removes it from its website with a notice of possible copyright infringement. I`ve heard of live DJ sets on Facebook Live that have been shut down due to copyright infringement. To your knowledge, has there been a formal discussion on this? Thank you for your attention. Hi, do you need to issue consent forms to people if you are performing live at a live show in a small hospitality industry Thank you Gabi To live stream copyrighted music content in combination with visual content, you need at least one sync license. If the lyrics of the music are displayed during the live broadcast, a printing license would also be required. The right to publicly perform and display a copyrighted work are two of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder.

And a copyright holder has the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute a copyrighted work. Any of these rights could be violated by a live broadcast. That`s why it`s important to make sure you`re only including authorized content in your live stream. Avoid streaming or embedding non-original or copyrighted material and returning copyrighted background music, audio, or images. For high-production live streams, such as pay-per-view sporting events, it`s important to have licenses for all music played via the live stream, or to make sure you`re using royalty-free music. Since live streaming usually doesn`t allow you to edit the video, there can be very serious consequences if you infringe someone else`s copyright. Hi Mike, this is a great question that is becoming increasingly problematic as public sessions are livestreamed. Most state open meeting laws (OMLs) have not been updated to address the issue of (1) pausing live streaming due to a privacy issue and/or (2) releasing an edited recording for privacy reasons. However, OMLs have exceptions that allow for closed sessions, and these exceptions should be used to try to reconcile the new “technical” situation with the intent of the legislation.

Please consult a specialized legal advisor to assess your concern. When it comes to criminal charges, you will definitely want to discuss them with a lawyer. With respect to general “confidentiality” issues, private clubs are not necessarily required to comply with legal requirements for public events, so a certain level of confidentiality is guaranteed. However, the general concept of privacy may not apply because there is generally no privacy when an individual attends a live meeting with others. Legal experts in this field, including myself, often refuse to allow the recording of private club meetings for a variety of legal reasons. However, none of this has to do with granting participants an individual right to privacy. Hi Sara, Local bar on the street broadcasts NCAA football “live” on ESPN3 without paying any training fees, etc.