* 'Anonymously' put up a bunch of papers around your apartment complex to direct residents' attention to those terms in the lease contract.
* Notify the local media about it.
* Discuss the idea that someone could use it to determine when you are/aren't home in order to rob/assault you.
* If you want to fight dirty you could bring up the 'protect the children' angle and talk about online predators watching your children.
Kind of hard, when they have security cameras.
I'm guessing the situation is that networkable cameras have been installed and that they're being accessed remotely by management or a security company they hired.
I'm also actually surprised they even bothered to notify you and have the addendum. It'd be nice if they just said that or offered that as an immediate explanation. But they probably just got boilerplate text designed to be as broad as possible. Nothing necessarily sinister but lazy/cheap.
> Nothing necessarily sinister but lazy/cheap.
Lazy/cheap is no excuse for attempting to pool as much power in your corner as possible 'just in case.' Once you've gained all of that power 'just for defensive purposes' there is nothing to stop you from using it offensively.
What I'm saying is that there's not necessarily any shady motive behind it. The problem is - and has always been - how to determine this.
How is this copyright clause even helpful in that case? I'm guess it's not.
Although this is probably the best way to let them know, unfortunately real world constraints often mean that there are a very small percentage of people who are in a position to truly have a choice between not renewing their lease (in this example) and renewing it. Therefore, a company who is only being affected by those people who don't like their policy and have a choice to follow through will likely receive very little feedback. This is why, I feel, although on paper it works, in real life unfortunately one must insist on other ways to get our point across, including the ones mentioned in replies to the OP.
What action should I take to get this clause removed? I don't care if they share the tapes with the police when they have a warrant. I do care if they end up on the Internet. I want to walk to my apartment, not have my life broadcast to strangers.