It's a good thing that Catman is on vacation b/c we've gone way too OMNI for the Catcop.

This is, I think, important stuff, though, because I've often been tempted to record calls after one too many poor or inconsistent customer service calls.

Cti1wlm -
Re: interstate communications - The factsheet does people a little bit of disservice through its overbreadth, and actually the Federal District Court for the Western District of Mich. says as much in Cafarelli v. Yancy. The definition of wire communication, for the purposes of the statute includes communications that occur between states, but also "communications affecting interstate or foreign commerce," which would apply in this case (18 USCS 2510a) as you are communicating re: travel on an airline.

Re: radio signals, the way the statutes and the cases seem to go, radio applies to: cellular phone communications, communications over cordless telephones and other "two-way radio" communications, where there is a diminished expectation of privacy.

That said, it seems like you're right - if a person obtains verbal/written consent to record or uses the recording tone, you're probably OK.

JRF raises the point of the unilateral consent - while that's true for the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 USC 2510), I don't know if that would be true under all other FCC regulations and state laws regarding recording - the person doing the recording may still have to inform the other party.


CAUTION: Needless to say, if you're relying on a bulletin board for legal advice on an area as sensitive as this, be cautioned - you get what you pay for. See your own legal advisor for the rules and regulations in your jurisdiction. (Gee, could I somehow be in the legal field? )

Greg

[This message has been edited by greg99 (edited 06-23-2000).]