[-empyre-] Re: empyre digest, Vol 1 #109 - 2 msgs

[Adrian Miles <adrian.miles@uib.no>]

At 12:01 PM +1000 30/4/02, empyre-request@imap.cofa.unsw.edu.au wrote:
> but does a conversation at such a space as remote lounge (nyc bar with
> controllable cameras and monitors all over the place) also become public
> domain?  can someone freely televise a conversation i have at remote
> lounge? i suppose the answer in the context of list posting would have
> to be yes.

yes, up to a point. i can legally film a crowd when making a film 
with no need for permission from the individuals in a street but if i 
concentrate on an individual in a detailed manner then there can be 
problems. this is why tv news in shots of the populi use crowds but 
close ups where you tend not to recognise individuals (via their 
faces). on the other hand sports broadcasting has established the 
convention of close ups of faces of the public at sporting events. 
they can do this without seeking permission though i would think it 
runs close to breaching wht is actually legal.

regarding the ethics of such quotation, this is variable because of 
the variable nature of the net. parts of moos *are* private, other 
parts semiprivate, other parts more or less public, but they are 
communities, and so like any community if you're going to poke around 
there there are existing guidelines (largely derived from sociology 
and ethnography) about how you ought to behave. but it's often 
ambiguous.

and academically you can quote anything, including private 
correspondence (usually abbreviated as pers.comm).

cheers
adrian miles
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