Beverly Hills Sgt. Accused Of Playing Copyrighted Music While Being Filmed To Block Social Media Exposure

Beverly Hills CA

12 February, 2021

3:57 PM

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By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles February 12, 2021 BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) — Questions are being raised about whether law enforcement in Beverly Hills are playing music while being filmed by activists in a purported effort to activate copyright filters on social media sites when those videos are shared online. Activist Sennett Devermont shares videos on Instagram each time he has an encounter with officers and his most recent encounter with Beverly Hills police officers, which ended in a sergeant turning on music, caused free speech concerns about if that is a tactic to stop people from filming police encounters. Instagram is one of such platforms that has a piracy rule in place, preventing certain videos from being shared on the site. Read more at CBS Los Angeles