If you are in one of these areas it is your responsibility to be aware of and avoid the cameras. Short of banning all recording devices and strip searching every attendees, we see no other alternative. Everyone with a recording device will respect people who request not to be filmed or photographed. DEF CON will allow press into the speaking areas to only film the speakers, and we will rigorously enforce this rule. This year, all media captured of the convention will be copyright Defcon communications this will be a condition of entry.
All staff are there for the protection of the attendees and the press.
We want to prevent issues like this from arrising again. We won't bother you with trivial stuff, but we are trying to prevent the attendees from getting pissed off at us and the media. There will be press rooms available and a schedule of when speakers and others are available for interviews. Video crews can set up in the provided press rooms and conduct interviews. The Sound of Knowledge will be be recording all the speakers, and this stock footage can be bought cheaply the day of the show.