View source

{{Help|Misc=*}}
{{Hint|mode=important|title_desc=DISCLAIMER|desc=The simplest, surest way to assure a legal recorded call is to get the consent of all involved parties. You also need to be aware of [[Linden Lab]]'s [http://secondlife.com/corporate/tos.php Terms of Service] and [http://secondlife.com/corporate/cs.php Community Standards], especially "Disclosure".

The following is '''not''' legal advice and it is '''not''' approved by Linden Lab; the contained info was either posted by fellow [[Resident]]s or found elsewhere on the Internet, which doesn't guarantee its accuracy. Do '''not''' rely on the following. Please sure all statements are linked to reference sources.}}
{{vital-info}}
=== United States ===
It is illegal to record electronic communication without consent of '''all parties''', in these United States: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington.  

All those states have both criminal penalties and allow civil suits.

Of those, only Florida and Washington do not have additional penalties for disclosing or publishing the information (uploading).

(per the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press)

Also see:

* '''[http://www.citmedialaw.org/book/export/html/1246 Recording Phone Calls, Conversations, Meetings and Hearings]'''
* '''[http://www.rcfp.org/taping/ Can we tape?]'''

=== United Kingdom ===
You may not make recorded communication available to a third party without consent of the people you are recording.  (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 ("RIPA"))

=== Australia ===
All States and Territories prohibit recording private conversations of others and also prohibit publishing a recording (uploading).  (The Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979)

=== Misc ===
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws Telephone recording laws]''' - Article on Wikipedia.