Cracking glowsticks at a party attracts cameras like flies to a light. What happens if you don't want your face scattered across the Internet?

As the person being filmed, you have every right to ask someone not to post footage that you're in. If they've already posted it without clear permission, you can also ask them to take it down. 

While at the event:

• If you're being recorded, ask the cameraperson to contact you if they want to use or publish the footage. You can choose whether or not to give permission.
• If you're denying permission, make it clear.

• Always contact the person who posted the video, first.
• Send a message to the person who posted the media and explain what you want.
• If you don't mind being up, you can ask to be credited. If you do, ask them to take the video or pictures down, or remove where you appear.

On YouTube, you can send users messages through their Channel page, or directly through Personal Messages under My Account.

 

Give the person a few days. If all else fails, you can report the video through YouTube itself as a last resort:

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written by MoonlightNinja , November 10, 2008

...but what happens if they dont wanna put it down?

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written by Xylar13 , November 12, 2008

then its illegal.

if you don't want to be on the internet and someone puts you on anyway, its illegal.

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written by Valeranth , November 14, 2008

IANAL, But I know for a fact there is nothing illegal about recording or posting a video of someone who is over the age of 18 without there consent.
I am not sure in the case of requesting the video be taken down, but as long as there are no damage (defamation of character or anything) and the video is not for profit, I don't believe that would be illegal. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

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written by jaggr19 , November 21, 2008

interesting

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written by crazyrico , November 30, 2008

Yeah, as far as I know, it's only illegal to not have consent of an adult in a video if it is pornographic.

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written by CookieFace , December 01, 2008

"written by Valeranth , November 14, 2008

IANAL, But I know for a fact there is nothing illegal about recording or posting a video of someone who is over the age of 18 without there consent.
I am not sure in the case of requesting the video be taken down, but as long as there are no damage (defamation of character or anything) and the video is not for profit, I don't believe that would be illegal. Please correct me if I'm wrong. "


I think video having video footage of a high school teacher might damage a person with a career or reputations as a professional. People sometimes get fired for their myspace. As a professional by day I would be mortified if students saw the video of myself at a party and passed it on to my boss or parents. Everyone has a right to privacy. The last thing i heard glow sticks are still considered drug paraphernalia.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,58663,00.html
I guess not everyone can appericate the artistic expression glowsticking.

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