Live streaming apps like Meerkat and Periscope pose legal risks for users<article>
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Live video is messy. It’s raw, unedited, and with new mobile apps, it’s now capable of capturing many more people who aren’t aware they’re being recorded. And in some cases, that can add up to legal problems.</p><p>
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Periscope aren’t the first tools to offer live-streaming capabilties, but they have captured attention due in large part to the ease with which they allow video to be recorded on the fly, from a smartphone, and shared publicly on Twitter. Twitter owns Periscope, while Meerkat is the indie player, a breakout hit at this year’s South by Southwest technology festival in Austin, Texas. And both are positioned to spawn a crop of disputes, and even lawsuits, around alleged privacy violations or copyright infringement.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2912272/live-streaming-apps-pose-legal-risks-for-users.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Live streaming apps like Meerkat and Periscope pose legal risks for users
