In Beverly Hills, CA police officers have been recorded on several instances playing copyrighted music by popular bands such as the Beatles and Sublime. The officers knew that the person recording them was livestreaming and played the copyrighted music in hopes that the automated copyright filters on the streaming platform would shut down the stream and prevent the cameraman from posting the recording online. The police’s conduct raises concerns over citizens 1st Amendment right to film police officers and could result in a lengthy legal battle and Supreme Court decision if the practice of playing copyrighted music isn’t stopped.… Read More New Police Tactic “Weaponizing” Copyright Raises First Amendment Violation Concerns