privacy academia
Is consent required by law to take a picture or to record audio / video of a conference talk?
<p>Is consent required by law to take a picture or to record audio / video of a conference talk?</p>

<p>Assume that the conference does not explicitly prohibit unauthorized audio and visual recordings of the presentations, and ignoring ethical/political/any other non-legal issues. </p>

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<p>I am mostly interested in the following locations:</p>

<ul>
<li>California, United States</li>
<li>Massachusetts, United States</li>
<li>Paris, France</li>
<li>Seoul, South Korea</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Yes</strong></p>

<p>The presentation of an artistic work such as a conference presentation is covered by copyright. The copying by means of audio or visual recording is subject to the normal rules of copyright, either you need the presenter's/organiser's permission (copyright probably vests in multiple people) or the usage must be fair use (USA) or fair dealing (other jurisdictions).</p>

<p>Still photography would be OK provided you did not capture any Powerpoint slides etc. which are also copyright. </p>

<p>Notwithstanding, see other questions on this site regarding photography/video/audio recording. I won't list them since you can do your own search.</p>
