Re:Judge rules Utah law banning undercover farm filming is u...
by redial on Saturday July 08, 2017 @02:13AM
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Some of them trespass, yes, but most of the filming is done from the outside using a powerful zoom lens, or from a drone, or more commonly, by an employee with access to the property.
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Re:Judge rules Utah law banning undercover farm filming is u...
by downandout on Saturday July 08, 2017 @02:16AM
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Right, but what I was referring to was this:
The Utah Legislature approved a bill in 2012 that made it a class B misdemeanor to trespass on private livestock or poultry operations and record sound or images without the owner's permission.
So this particular law seems like a solution without a problem, given that trespassing for any reason is already illegal.
Re:Judge rules Utah law banning undercover farm filming is u...
by code_duck on Saturday July 08, 2017 @09:47AM
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In the statute, actually they specifically list reasons that make your presence a trespass.
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter6/76-6-S206.html?v=...
Entering property for just any reason doesn't count as trespass... you need to have some sort of malicious intent, and stay despite being reasonably warned (including by signs or a fence) that your presence is not welcome.