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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Remote Inspections (Use of Drones, etc.)

A picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a drone video? To construction firms and the lawyers who represent them, drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”), enable firms to capture large amounts of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ohio City Considering Anti-Drone Voyeurism Law

Recently, the Hamilton City Council in Ohio proposed a new local ordinance that would specifically prohibit the use of drones to commit voyeurism in response to complaints from a resident that someone in his neighborhood was...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Home A-Drone: Surveillance Invited into Our Houses

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In ancient European lore, vampires cannot enter a home without being invited in. Once invited, they are free to pass at will, feasting on the inhabitants. Of course, this legend had a practical purpose – to teach the young...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Flying Witnesses: Admissibility of Drone-Gathered Evidence in Florida

Unmanned flight isn’t new, nor is aerial photography. Hobbyists have been rigging cameras to model airplanes since long before the word “drone” became commonplace. What’s new is the proliferation of massproduced, inexpensive...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FAA Concedes Merely Posting Drone Video Does Not Violate Federal Regulations - A New Directive Notes Agency Lacks Authority to...

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The Federal Aviation Administration, after more than a year of warning media companies and hobbyists that posting or linking to any footage filmed by drones may violate the law, has finally acknowledged that its inspectors...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Drone on Drones: The Uncertain Line Between Commercial and Noncommercial Use

Under the FAA’s current framework, noncommercial uses of drones by hobbyists are not regulated outside of general safety restrictions. A drone hobbyist can use his or her craft as he or she wishes, so long as the drone is...more

Stoel Rives LLP

California Legislature Takes Another Pass at Regulating Drone Operators

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As part of our continuing California drone law coverage, today we report on the latest attempt by the California legislature to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles. Introduced yesterday by California State Senator Hannah Beth...more

King & Spalding

CNN And FAA Partner To Test Drones For Reporting

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Cable News Network (“CNN”) announced a partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) “to advance efforts to integrate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAVs”) into newsgathering and reporting,” according to CNN’s...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Drone on Drones: New Court Decision Reflects Shifting Views on Privacy in Public

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Whenever drone policy is raised as a topic, privacy concerns follow close behind it as a discussion point. The idea of aerial surveillance that is cheaper, less time-intensive and requires fewer man hours to get off the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hollywood Leads The Way On Drone Use

The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted six aerial photo and video companies exemptions from FAA regulations that — before now — wholesale banned the use of unmanned aircraft systems for commercial purposes in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Next Generation State Privacy Law: Regulating the Commercial Use of Drones

When most Americans think of drones, they think of unmanned, often weaponized aircraft that are used by governments in areas of conflict for intelligence or combat purposes. However, the proverbial sky is the limit on the...more

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