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Recording a phone conversation on a computer
Peter Principle
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Related to the debt collection issue, I want to be able to record phone conversations that I might have with someone on my windows XP computer. Windows XP has a voice recorder (and it works), but it only records sound files up to a minute long. Is there another program that will work better? I've got WMP 11 and VLC media player already installed.
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You can use Audacity's amplify function to boost the volume of a recorded sound, then apply the noise filter to get a cleaner, clearer overall sound.
It's very possible that recording phone calls with only single-party consent is illegal in your state.
That's good, my goal it to get them to do everything in writing (as much as possible).
My understanding was that only one person involved in the conversation has to give consent. Otherwise no recorded evidence would ever be admissible. That's how it worked way back when my parents got divorced anyway.
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Recorded evidence gathered for purposes of a criminal trial is different, in that it requires a warrant.
The Federal law is one party consent. Some states states required two party consent pre-Clinton and others changed it for other reasons.
A couple things of note for this:
A party is someone actively taking part on the conversation. Owning the home it happens it, or paying for the phoneline does not make you a party to the conversation. So in the scenario outlined in the original post. if a friend came over and used Peter Principle's phone and he did not make them aware it was being recorded, or if the friend happens to use it without him being aware of it, then he will be in violation of the law.
Violating the state or federal guidelines for this isn't something that's taken lightly. If it comes to the attention of law enforcement that you are in violation of these laws, you will be arrested. It's not a situation where someone gives you a stern warning not to do it again. It's a felony and is treated as such.
So if you do install such a system, make sure you can turn it on or off.