Re:Police officer plays Taylor Swift song to keep a video of...
by moistly on Friday July 02, 2021 @02:58AM
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Is global broadcasting a 1AR? You have the video and can play it back to your friends, lawyers, mayor, etc. In all likelihood you could stand on the street corner and play to passersby without a problem. Where’s the 1AR violation?
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Re:Police officer plays Taylor Swift song to keep a video of...
by dghlsakjg on Friday July 02, 2021 @12:22PM
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The intent of the officers, combined with the fact that they are agents of the government matter a great deal here.
If this was a regular citizen with intent to cause copyright strikes it would not be an issue.
The fact that these officers are acting on behalf of the government means that it is arguably the government acting to restrict the distribution of these videos.
In the US, there are strong restrictions on officers acting in a way that could have a 'chilling effect' (legal term) free speech.