Legal Question in Business Law in California

Re: Video Posting

My first reaction was that the whole thing sounds like a bad idea. Do the guests want to be taped, to say nothing of the paying patrons? Are you doing audio as well as video? If I were a paying patron and saw signs announding recording, or was told about it, I'd head across the street to the competitor's saloon.

However, thinking it over, I truly don't know anything about the nature and character of your establishment or the type of patrons you count among your regulars or occasionals, so I don't think I should be so judgmental. If you have someone who acts, or could act,in a greeter/bouncer/ID checker capacity, you could make sure that person is on duty the night of the party, and instruct him to give the tip-off about filming to everyone who enters. Adding visible but discreet signs might also be helpful.

I assume you have checked (or already know) ABC rules well enough to know whether your plans are OK with them - I haven't checked and don't know.

Finally, as you probably know, it is very easy to file a lawsuit, even one with absolutely no merit, so there is no way I can assure you any notices you give will absolutely prevent someone from sueing you when their mug or words appear on the Web; you'd probably win, but defending is expensive and time-consuming.