Jake68111
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What are the legalities for sharing transmissions that are recorded with your PSR-800?
Is it legal to "share" these?
Is it legal to "share" these?
What are the legalities for sharing transmissions that are recorded with your PSR-800?
Is it legal to "share" these?
It doesn't (or isn't very noticeable). Why not give an honest answer instead of referencing the manual?What does the owner's manual say?
What are the legalities for sharing transmissions that are recorded with your PSR-800?
Is it legal to "share" these?
What are the legalities for sharing transmissions that are recorded with your PSR-800?
Is it legal to "share" these?
"Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) sets out the provisions for access, use, disclosure, interception and privacy protections of electronic communications. The law was enacted in 1986 and covers various forms of wire and electronic communications. According to the U.S. Code, electronic communications "means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo electronic or photo optical system that affects interstate or foreign commerce." ECPA prohibits unlawful access and certain disclosures of communication contents. Additionally, the law prevents government entities from requiring disclosure of electronic communications from a provider without proper procedure. The Legal Institute provides Title 18 of the U.S. Code, which encompasses ECPA."
Clear as mud eh? Ok. if that is not enough there is this from the Communications act of 1934
UNAUTHORIZED PUBLICATION OF COMMUNICATIONS
'SEC. 605. No person receiving or assisting in receiving, or transmitting, or assisting in transmitting, any interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio shall divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning thereof, except through authorized channels of transmission or reception, to any person other than the addressee, his agent, or attorney, or to a person employed or authorized to forward such communication to its destination, or to proper accounting or distributing officers of the various communicating centers over which the communication may be passed, or to the master of a ship under whom he is serving, or in response to a subpoena issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or on demand of other lawful authority; and no person not being authorized by the sender shall intercept any communication and divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such intercepted communication to any person; and no person not being entitled thereto shall receive or assist in receiving any interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio and use the same or any information therein contained for his own benefit or for the benefit of another not entitled thereto; and no person having received such intercepted communication or having become acquainted with the contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of the same or any part thereof, or use the same or any information therein contained for his own benefit or for the benefit of another not entitled thereto: Provided, That this section shall not apply to the receiving, divulging, publishing, or utilizing the contents of any radio communication broadcast, or transmitted by amateurs or others for the use of the general public, or relating to ships in distress."
You're fine. It is no different than the archives available here.
^ This.
It doesn't (or isn't very noticeable). Why not give an honest answer instead of referencing the manual?
As a general rule, what I hear, I keep to myself. Now, you did not say whom you wanted to share this with. I have a few close, trustworthy friends that if a major event took place, I would have no problem sharing information heard to keep us all in the loop. By major events I mean like 9/11, earthquakes, ect.. Again, big things that would benefit my friends and their families. But regular day to day stuff, I just keep what I hear to myself. It's safer that way! Just my 2 cents worth!
Manny
You know, I think the same way. However, if someone came up to me and said, "Hey, did you hear about the crash that killed so and so?" I would have the opportunity to say, "Yes if fact I did and it was crazy, check this out." Now who is going to go run off to the FCC and say that they heard radio traffic about a peticular(SP?) event and when would the "Men In Black" come banging down my door?
I can understand the seriousness of the offense but it would be their burden to prove it and I'd smile when holding up my scanner and asking those "Men In Black" why the FCC would approve a scanner that can independently record transmissions. Do they think i'm going to continuously sit around and listen to re-runs of the same transmissions? I'm just saying, two sides to the same coin.
Jake, casual talk about an event is a lot different than someone going to the level of recording conversations or two way radio transmissions then replaying them or sharing them with others. Becoming known as someone who routinely records and shares transmissions with others, well, that is not the reputation I want for myself personally, that's all I'm saying.....
Manny