Does the requirement for two-party consent to record conversations in Massachusetts (and other states) really mean that I can't legally record any audio from public places without getting the consent of everybody who can be heard on the recording? [more inside]
posted by um_maverick on Sep 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Why are the Democrats granting the telcoms immunity from civil lawsuits in the new FISA bill? What is their angle? [more inside]
posted by jeffburdges on Jun 25, 2008 - 17 answers

I got fired via voicemail. Am I allowed to publish this voicemail to the web? [more inside]
posted by Mijo Bijo on Mar 23, 2007 - 27 answers

I'm getting pretty tired of hearing the line "if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about" in regards to what's happening right now in Washington. I've heard some long articulate responses to this, but what's a good one or two sentence response that succinctly points out the error in this line of thinking?
posted by WetherMan on Jun 1, 2006 - 56 answers

In OS X, how can I capture sound from a QuickTime video in my browser window? I can't save the video to disk.
posted by kirkaracha on Jul 1, 2004 - 5 answers