A method, apparatus, computer program product and system are provided for managing crowd sourced content creation. In this regard, a method is provided that includes receiving information regarding at least one content recording device and information regarding a recording subject. The method further includes determining whether the at least one content recording device is eligible to receive at least one permission indicator, based at least in part on the information regarding the at least one content recording device and the information regarding the recording subject. The method also includes causing the at least one permission indicator to be provided to the at least one content recording device in an instance in which it is determined that the at least one content recording device is eligible to receive the at least one permission indicator.