Just a question????
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Different places have different laws, and there's a difference between criminal and other types of offences. In Canada, I believe some 'illegal' recordings are privacy law offences, some are criminal, and some of that depends on what use or publication is made of the recording. It might be a legal tape, but illegal for you to let just anybody hear it. Police who do not obtain a judge's order to record commit a serious offence, and likewise if they use the recording for any purpose the judge didn't authorize as an example. And every US state has it's own criminal laws, while we have one Criminal Code, but at least eleven privacy situations. A proper answer would require more info from you.Lustology said:
As a for instance, you might follow current discussions on the legality or morality of a Conservative recording a conference call for members of another party. They'd be in the Politics Forum.
This is a Googlable topic, and Wikipedia's summary of the Canadian situation is that a person who is properly part of a telephone conversation commits no offence by recording it without the knowledge of the other parties.
I do not think it is, many times if one is calling about customer service, they start off with the message, "this call my be recorded for customer service training, blah, blah, blah.."
Yes it is you have to ask permission or tell them you will be recording the conversation. The same as when you call up rogers they notify you immediatly that the call will be recorded for quality purposes etc...
Ditto to what Old Jones writes. Before even considering something like this you need to find out what the law is where you are and where you are calling to.oldjones said:
In Canada they have "one part consent". If you want to record a call you are making....perfectly legal. You, who are recording the call, have given the consent to do so.
Other person you are recording does not need to be asked or told.
Recording of calls is on a know to need basis......and those being recorded....donot need to know.
Other person you are recording does not need to be asked or told.
Recording of calls is on a know to need basis......and those being recorded....donot need to know.
General rule- Its perfectly fine as long you're the only one hearing the recorded call. You're not allowed to let a 3rd party listen to the recorded call w/o consent of the person you were talking to.
Not sure if this would carry a lot of weight in court as evidence though...i forget the rules.
Not sure if this would carry a lot of weight in court as evidence though...i forget the rules.
One of Stephen Harper's "underlings" recorded Jack Layton's conference call with members of the NDP caucus. Tapes were released to the media. NDP lawyers are looking for possible criminal charges, but the Conservatives have said it was legal since they were mistakenly "invited" to join the conference call.
That depends on what State you're in, some its legal others its a felonyMLAM said:
From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws
It is legal in Canada as long as one party knows that it is being recorded. It is not legal to intercept a conversation between two people who do not know that they are being recorded.
I am not sure about the status of a conference call. It might be deemed to be a public meeting. It depends how the person accesssed it. Maybe someone gave him/her permission.
I am not sure about the status of a conference call. It might be deemed to be a public meeting. It depends how the person accesssed it. Maybe someone gave him/her permission.
I recorded a conversation with a piece of shit real estate agent (aren't they all) I knew was trying to screw me, I ended up catching him in alot of lies and screwing him for 1300$, 1% of his commission.
I record many conversations now, you can buy a device cheap.
I record many conversations now, you can buy a device cheap.
