I once looked this up:
Here's the relevant state law for Massachusetts:
[start quote]
Mass. Ann. Laws ch. 272 , � 99 (1999): It is a crime to record any
conversation, whether oral or wire, without the consent of all parties
in Massachusetts. The penalty for violating the law is a fine of up to
$10,000 and a jail sentence of up to five years.
[end quote]
(http://www.rcfp.org/taping/ is a useful resource)
Similar laws exist in
California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Montana,
Nevada,
New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.
Peter Trei
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> From: Jon Beets[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: Jon Beets
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 4:23 PM
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> Subject: Re: Recording conversations and the laws of men
>
> Here in the state of Oklahoma, recording conversations is legal as long as
> one of the individuals in the conversation knows its being recorded. So a
> third party wanting to listen in without the other two knowing is still
> required to follow the standard legal proceedings...
>
> Jon Beets
>
>
