"Ever go to the theater? You buy a ticket and you see the performance... If you want to know what goes on at their conference then do what I did: Buy a ticket and attend."
You think maybe the reporter attended the conference and then wrote the article? There's no law that says a reporter can't quote what a workshop presenter said during a presentation. Or are you going to try to twist M.G.L to say that a pencil and paper is an illegal recording device?