Sorry for the caps lock title, but ti is imperative that you and dprjones read this.
First off, qdragon, congratulations on your amazing phone call. That was truly incredible.
I'm actually a tad frustrated that you beat me to the punch: I'm planning on beginning a YouTube project where I record my calls to famous-ish people and hear their responses, so seeing your video made me a tad envious.
However, there is something you need to see right away.
The United States has strict federal and state laws about party consent in recording telephone conversations. 38 states and the District of Columbia allow for one-party consent for recording. However, it is imperative that you look at the list of the states where both (or all) parties must consent for the call to be recorded by anyone:
As you can imagine, I bolded and super-sized that last state for a reason. According to his website, Casey Luskin works (and presumably lives near) Seattle, WASHINGTON.
qdragon, you live in Canada, and dprjones, you live in the UK. Both of those countries have one-party consent laws. However, at least in the US, two-party laws take precedence over one-party laws, as was the result of the California court case Kearney v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. (July 13, 2006).
In short: while you are responsible for your own actions, you are technically violating Washington state law by recording Casey Luskin (assuming he was in WA at the time of recording).
For more information, see here:
Telephone recording (Wikipedia)
Washing state recording laws
Note: I included dprjones since he mirrored the video, but he isn't technically liable for his actions, I believe.
First off, qdragon, congratulations on your amazing phone call. That was truly incredible.
I'm actually a tad frustrated that you beat me to the punch: I'm planning on beginning a YouTube project where I record my calls to famous-ish people and hear their responses, so seeing your video made me a tad envious.
However, there is something you need to see right away.
The United States has strict federal and state laws about party consent in recording telephone conversations. 38 states and the District of Columbia allow for one-party consent for recording. However, it is imperative that you look at the list of the states where both (or all) parties must consent for the call to be recorded by anyone:
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
As you can imagine, I bolded and super-sized that last state for a reason. According to his website, Casey Luskin works (and presumably lives near) Seattle, WASHINGTON.
qdragon, you live in Canada, and dprjones, you live in the UK. Both of those countries have one-party consent laws. However, at least in the US, two-party laws take precedence over one-party laws, as was the result of the California court case Kearney v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. (July 13, 2006).
In short: while you are responsible for your own actions, you are technically violating Washington state law by recording Casey Luskin (assuming he was in WA at the time of recording).
For more information, see here:
Telephone recording (Wikipedia)
Washing state recording laws
Note: I included dprjones since he mirrored the video, but he isn't technically liable for his actions, I believe.
