Laws surrounding recording of others in voice chat

[Elijah]

So my friend just bought her first gaming PC and she's wondering if it's illegal to record others in voice chat on CS:GO and upload it to YouTube? Like if someone would be really salty and copyright claim them if they ever found them? If anyone knows anything about this please let me know. She's from Sweden by the way if that has anything to do with it. Thanks!

[Thatbrownmonster]

yea
without theyr consent you can't really put someone else voice/face somwhere they don't allow

[AnnieO]

If you are in a public place you can record voice and photos. The game is not a private venue so you cannot expect privacy like in your own home.

[Elijah]

Originally posted by Thatbrownmonster:

yea
without theyr consent you can't really put someone else voice/face somwhere they don't allow

But it is a public domain though, surely it's your own fault for speaking in the first place...

[Elijah]

Originally posted by AnnieO:

If you are in a public place you can record voice and photos. The game is not a private venue so you cannot expect privacy like in your own home.

Yeah that's what I thought as well

[Chikuwu]

Originally posted by AnnieO:

If you are in a public place you can record voice and photos. The game is not a private venue so you cannot expect privacy like in your own home.

This is true.

Valve bases on American law, local to Washington DC.

And also, according to most laws of the worlds nations, Anything you do on a public domain (Be that a virtual, or public place) is your responsibility.

In Public area, you can be filmed, and recorded if its unintrusive (not concentrated at you, but you being part of a group, or just a bystander in the area) You can ask to be blurred on public domain if you dont want to be shown.

In a Virtual public domain, for example a game server, you agree in game EULA that your actions might be recorded, be it private or a public user doing that.

[Elijah]

Originally posted by Chiku:

Originally posted by AnnieO:

If you are in a public place you can record voice and photos. The game is not a private venue so you cannot expect privacy like in your own home.

This is true.

Valve bases on American law, local to Washington DC.

And also, according to most laws of the worlds nations, Anything you do on a public domain (Be that a virtual, or public place) is your responsibility.

In Public area, you can be filmed, and recorded if its unintrusive (not concentrated at you, but you being part of a group, or just a bystander in the area) You can ask to be blurred on public domain if you dont want to be shown.

In a Virtual public domain, for example a game server, you agree in game EULA that your actions might be recorded, be it private or a public user doing that.

Thank you so much for that, will help a lot!

[roni]

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[Elijah]

Originally posted by Geo:

hot gril pls be my gf?

Nope.

[Elijah]

Originally posted by Fenyks ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.com:

You should ask the players you were playing with/recorded the voice of if they want to be in the vid, if not, just mute them.

Like Chiku mentioned, if it's a public domain they can't really do anything about it even if they had a say or not

[Vaulty]

Most youtbers ask people if they are OK with getting in video..

[Chikuwu]

Originally posted by Sofija:

Originally posted by Chiku:

This is true.

Valve bases on American law, local to Washington DC.

And also, according to most laws of the worlds nations, Anything you do on a public domain (Be that a virtual, or public place) is your responsibility.

In Public area, you can be filmed, and recorded if its unintrusive (not concentrated at you, but you being part of a group, or just a bystander in the area) You can ask to be blurred on public domain if you dont want to be shown.

In a Virtual public domain, for example a game server, you agree in game EULA that your actions might be recorded, be it private or a public user doing that.

Thank you so much for that, will help a lot!

I forgot to add that by them accepting the EULA and playing the game on public servers they thereby accept to be recorded.

[Chikuwu]

Originally posted by Vault Hunter 101:

Most youtbers ask people if they are OK with getting in video..

Its called goodwill. Although asking is not required, its usually recommended thing to do. Even though no law or copyright will ever need you to do so.

[Elijah]

Originally posted by Vault Hunter 101:

Most youtbers ask people if they are OK with getting in video..

Depending on the size of ones channel, I think most people would be stoked to get into a video on such a huge platform like YouTube

[Elijah]

Originally posted by Chiku:

Originally posted by Vault Hunter 101:

Most youtbers ask people if they are OK with getting in video..

Its called goodwill. Although asking is not required, its usually recommended thing to do. Even though no law or copyright will ever need you to do so.

Oh yeah, if you're all having a good time you should!

[Aswin]

As a Judge, I will say that no, it is not unlawful for someone to record in-game audio as you speak and upload it to a third-party site (i.e. YouTube) because the use of voice chat in CSGO occurs in a (a) Public Domain and (b) where the user takes responsibility for his or her own actions conducted within that Public Domain in accordance with the terms and agreements renderd by the body in charge of the said Domain.