[brytlea]

I do not think it should be legal to record someone, without their knowledge, in private, and then publicize it. That’s what I think. You clearly think that is ok. Thank you for answering my question.

[Señor Zorro]

You clearly think that is ok. Thank you for answering my question.

What I said was:

1. The distribution of legally acquired material should be unrestricted
2. I would not like it if someone revealed intimate moments to the world.
3. That my personal feelings/preferences did not determine policy.

I have not heard the tape, so I do not know whether or not this policy applies, but I think anyone should be able to tape their own conversations without permission and that anything I tape thus, I should be able to do with as I please. This is freedom and people sometimes do bad things with freedom. The only other solution is slavery.

I have a little (only semi-fictional, though not personal) example to consider:

1. You attend a meeting, secretly taping it. In the process you tape some embarassing statements by someone else, but not yourself.
2. The other attendee lies about said meeting, claiming you did something damaging, embarrassing, or illegal.

You have evidence to exonerate yourself, which would not be legal under your own terms. Are you allowed to publicize it to set the matter straight? Why or why not? Recording aside, can one publicize intimate or embarrassing details about someone else? What if someone merely said that Gibson said these horrible things about his wife? Would you restrict that? Why or why not?