Originally Posted by
AppleApe
in some states, it's not legal to record anyone without their permission,
even in public places. (for example, the state on the East Coast known
as the People's Republic)
also, does a hotel housekeeping employee have the right to privacy
while performing official hotel duties inside my hotel room?
by asking this question, you guys probably already figured out that
I have had stuff stolen from my room previously...
Massachusetts is a two party state but it this restricts audio recording, not video. Further, the 1st district court held that recording police without permission was protected by the 1st amendment.
My guess, and IANAL, recording outside of the bathroom shouldn't be a problem. Testing that by posting the video on Youtube would probably not be a good idea.