He may be a millionaire and a world-renowned hip-hop star with 17 Grammys and one hit record after another to his name, but the world learned this week that Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, has to play by the same rules as anyone else when it comes to surveillance cameras. A camera in an elevator at New York City’s Standard Hotel recently caught Jay-Z under physical attack from his sister-in-law, musician Solange Knowles, who appeared on surveillance video punching and kicking the rap star.
The leaked video has spurred plenty of Internet chatter, and gave the likes of gossip website TMZ something new to speculate about. However, from a legal perspective, the incident raises some questions about how surveillance cameras can be used in private businesses like the Standard.
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