Clarification of Question by
localhost-ga
on
30 Jul 2005 12:11 PDT
Really, I'd mostly like a resource (a link, for instance) that has
general guidelines for all scenarios. But let's say both X and Y and
nobody else are in the recording. If someone else is in the
recording, does that matter?
I would also like actual guidelines (where to find these is fine) for
what level of secrecy, if any, is permitted. But if we want a
specific scenario, let's say it was X that made the recording of a
face-to-face (initially friendly) business meeting between him and Y
because he wanted to remember parts of the conversation. No
intentional secrecy, but saw no real reason to warn Y that he was
recording because he was expected to remember the conversation anyway.
Y sues X later and X testifies that Y said something that Y would
rather deny saying or rather remember it in a different way. X wants
to use the recording to back up his testimony.
Let's hear about Ohio.
Basically, we hear about rights of suspected criminals and
incriminating recordings, but don't often hear about civil lawsuits.
I've heard people play answering machine messages before, but they
knew they were being recorded. I want to find a place that has
guidelines/precedent for civil procedings.
