Comment Re:Legalities (Score 1, Interesting) 301
I believe they should be required to make the footage available, BUT control its dissemination, just like clerks of court intermediate public access to recorded documents.
The footage should be filed with a government records office.
You can review the footage, and copy it for $10 per minute of video.
You should be required to show ID, and your copy should be watermarked with the ID information of the person who requested the record.
If you want to republish the video, you should be required to protect the privacy of people shown in the video or audio by obtaining a release for your commercial use, or clear the use of the video for newsworthiness through a neutral 3rd party, unless the person shown in the video is deceased or convicted of a crime.