Youtube - thief video

[memon421]

Hi,

Is it ok to post a video on Youtube of thief stealing something? I have one video, thief tried to steal bike but police caught him. In video, thief is trying to steal bike. The face is not blurred and face is not clear too. But, one can recognize person who knows him already.

Is it illegal to post such video on Youtube. I am in Europe and I am international student here.
Thanks

 

[Zigner]

Sorry, this forum is for US law only.

 

[memon421]

Sorry, this forum is for US law only.

Ok, how it is handled in US? Is it ok in US to make and upload video of a thief who was arrested by Police? Or, do u think it is a kind of defamation?

Thanks

 

[Silverplum]

Ok, how it is handled in US? Is it ok in US to make and upload video of a thief who was arrested by Police? Or, do u think it is a kind of defamation?

Thanks

It doesn't matter what would happen in the U.S., because it didn't happen here.

 

[quincy]

Ok, how it is handled in US? Is it ok in US to make and upload video of a thief who was arrested by Police? Or, do u think it is a kind of defamation?

Thanks

Defamation is the publication to a third party of false material, with negligence or with actual malice, that causes a loss or reputational injury to an identified or identifiable person or entity.

A video of a thief, whether it is from a surveillance video or taken by an individual, would not be defamatory if it were published (in the U.S. or in the European countries I am familiar with) as long as there is no commentary included that labels the person a thief (whether an arrest by the police is shown or not).

Any video should speak for itself.

Whether other laws are violated in your country with the publication of such a video is a question mark - one, because you did not mention from what country you are posting and, two, even if your country were known, it is a good bet no one here knows its laws.