Soon you will be allowed to record in court room

[involveddad75]

I just got this little information from a friend of mine.
Appearently you will soon be allowed to record in the court room.
I should state that during my 14 day trial I was allowed to record my entire trial using a digital recording device but I had to ask the judges permission and after much arguement and using the information from Canada Court Watch I was allowed to record it.

This information will be helpful to anyone interested in recording their hearings and their conferences.
Note it is for the purposes of note taking.


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There is an interesting topic which is part (11 minutes and 24
seconds) of radio program being broadcast in Canada on Sunday at 1:05
pm (Eastern) and Wednesday at 2:05 pm (Eastern) on CBC Radio One.

It is a discussion on the topic of the use of modern technology
(including social media such as Twitter, for example) in courtrooms in
Canada.

Patrick Cormier, the CEO of the Canadian Centre for Court Technology,
will be discussing the subject during Spark on CBC Radio One on Sunday
and Wednesday during program # 203 (Carnivals, Court Tweets,
Supermechanical).

Home | Spark with Nora Young | CBC Radio

The specific portion of the program (11:24) on this one topic can be
found (after the program is broadcast, presumably, since it does not
work now) can be found by scrolling down from the main Spark page, in
the right side panel labelled
"Latest Audio".


The Canadian Centre for Court Technology can be found at http://CCCT-CCTJ.Ca

An online forum concerning the use of modern technology in Canadian
courtrooms can be found at https://modern-courts.Ca

Starting February 1, 2013 lawyers and self-represented parties (and
other specified people) in courts in Ontario will be formally allowed
to record court proceedings, as long as they do so for certain
purposes and within the specified conditions summarized in the
following document titled "Protocol on the Use of Electronic Devices
in the Courtroom" which can be found here :
https://www.OntarioCourts.Ca/SCJ/En/notices/protocols/

[ddol1]

this link will work for the very last link in previous post

http://www.adidem.org/images/5/58/On...._Feb_2013.pdf

[arabian]

Well hallelujah sister/brother! Maybe this will be the end of fucking lying in court! At least a start anyhow. Judges/lawyers don't seem to anything about it so maybe some "in your face" stuff is just what is needed. Amen.

[firhill]

Awesome stuff!!!!

Thanks for posting this. I'm off to buy me a voice recorder.

[baldclub]

Use your smartphone. I do for everything to cover my ass from any possible false allegation, by recording calls, recording relevant meetings/conversations and once I even recorded video when stuck in a public place with no one around but me and the false accuser.

Don't ever record your kids and try to make the other parent look bad in court based on those recordings, that is frowned upon. No personal experience of that particular occurrence in my case.

Here is some information on the use or misuse of evidence in court:

How Not to Present Evidence in a Family Law Case.

Read points four and five, I'm on my phone and can't cut and paste the relevant passages from pdf.

[baldclub]

There is also an android app you can get through Google Play called 'Call Recorder', it costs a couple of bucks but it's worth it. From what I've read, it's one of the few to actually work. I love it, I feel much safer and protected from harassing behaviour.

The only downside is that your phone needs to be 'rooted', which is a somewhat complicated task for the beginner android user.

Voice Recorder' is the simple app I use for recording voice.

[involveddad75]

I have a blackberry, there is a free program that will go through all backups and get a history of text messages. and save them.
It's called Magicberry.

If you have a recording device and am recording phone calls on your cell phone but the recordings have lots of interferance. Here is a simply solution. Put the recording device in an electronic static free bag. (The bags computer cards come in) wrpa it around a couple of times and it will stop the interfance of the cell phone but will allow the sound through tso it can record.

Magicjack is the cheapest home phone you can get. Plus when someone leaves you a message it's automatically emailed to your email using the wave format.

I agree don't every record your children. unless it's not for court. like christmas morning openning presents.

[HappyMomma]

I have a blackberry, there is a free program that will go through all backups and get a history of text messages. and save them.
It's called Magicberry.

Can't seem to find it - do you have a link?