| 1) "You cannot video me in public without my permission!" |
| That is false. |
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| 2) "If you use my image in your video you have to pay me!" |
| That is false. |
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| 3) "You can't use my image in print or on social media!" |
| That is also false. |
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| 4) "I do not consent to being recorded in pubic!" |
| The leave public. |
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| 5) "I'm going to call the cops!". |
| MOREHEAD CITY PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-726-3131
NEWPORT PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-223-5410
BEAUFORT PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-728-4561
ATLANTIC BEACH PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-726-2911
HAVELOCK PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-447-3212
NEW BERN PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-672-4100
CARTERET COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-728-8400
SWANSBORO PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 910-326-5151
JACKSONVILLE PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 910-455-4000
CAPE CARTERET PD NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER: 252-393-2183 |
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| 6) "The cops will make you stop recording!" |
| An
undeducated officer may try and then the agency will pay me a big pile
of money in a Civil Rights lawsuit settlement. It will be a lot
more money than I will ever make earning penny-click revenue on Rumble.
Furthermore, police officers take an oath to uphold the U.S.
Constitution and the Constitution of the State of North Carolina.
Any order to "stop recording" in public is an unlawful order.
See an example here:
https://rumble.com/v5piatn-havelock-nc-police-stop-recording.html |
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| 7) "I'm going to sue you!" |
| Go here: https://www.ncbar.org/public-resources/find-an-nc-lawyer |
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| 8) "Why are you recording in public?" |
| I am a media journalist engaged in a Constitutionally protected activity. |
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| 9) "Where did you get your journalist training?" |
| At
the Knight School of Journalism at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) at Cambridge, MA (https://ksj.mit.edu) and NBCU News
Academy in New York, NY. |
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| 10) "How do I know you're telling the truth?" |
| You can confirm my journalist ID # 5894403252150697 here:
https://nbcuacademy.360learning.com/redirect/api/certification/5894403252150697 |
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| 11) "Will you stop recording me?" |
| I am not recording you, I am recording public. |
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| 12) "Will you delete your video with me in it?" |
| No. |
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| 13) "Why not?" |
| Rumble
videos are "monetized". I get paid a few pennies each time
my agent (Rumble) licenses my video or part thereof to a network. As
per the terms of my contract with Rumble, I cannot delete the video
once it is licensed to a network.
Plain English: Once I take their pennies, I can't take back the video. |
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| 14) "What gives you the right to record me in public?" |
| The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the North Carolina State Constitution, Section 14.
Well
technically, those documents do not "give" me the right. Rights
are given by God. Those documents affirm those rights are
protected. |
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| 15) "I'm going to sue you!" |
| Go here: https://www.ncbar.org/public-resources/find-an-nc-lawyer |
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| 16) But what if I'm picking my nose or scratching my butt in your video? |
| Don't do that. |
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| 17) "I'm still going to sue you!" |
| Go here: https://www.ncbar.org/public-resources/find-an-nc-lawyer |
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| 18) "Well then, can I buy a copy of your video with me in it?" |
| No. But you can have a copy for free. Contact me here. |
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| 19) "Where can I find more information on photography in public?" |
| See "The Photographers Right" by the ACLU of North Carolina here. |
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| 20) " If you're earning money on Rumble or YubeTube with videos using my image, it's commercial use." |
| That
is false. See Nussenzweig v. diCorcia (2007):
"Selling books or prints of people does not constitute commercial use
and thus does not require that person’s permission. However the
images cannot be used to endorse a product." |
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| 21) "But shooting video is different than taking a photograph." |
| Actually
not. I shoot my video in either sixty or thirtty frames per
second. In layman's terms, that means my video camera is taking
sixty or thirty still pictures every second. When the video is
played back, you are actually seeing 3,600 pictures each second shown
consecutively, really fast, giving the illusion that the image is
moving. Thus, there is no legal distinction between "video" or
"photograph" in the law. |
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| 22) | Relevant Documents in PDF format for those interesting in the laws regarding photography in public |
| North Carolina ACLU pamphlet "The Photographers Right" explains the legality o fphotography in public.
North Carolina ACLU letter, "Photographing Law Enforcement Officers" explains the legality of photographing police.
North Carolina Statute "The Reporter Shield Law" with definitions. |
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