Amicus brief raises First Amendment questions about drone journalism as legal challenge continues Several civil liberties and photography organizations have filed a brief in a federal case challenging an FAA drone flight restriction that the agency later withdrew. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of the District of Columbia, National … [Read more...] about Groups Ask Appeals Court to Review Rescinded FAA Drone Restriction
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News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A coalition of news media associations has sent a letter to the FAA, raising questions about the agency’s recent issuance of a controversial Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), which imposes sweeping restrictions to the operation of UAVs above or near federal agents and their vehicles. In the letter, addressed to FAA’s Chief Counsel … [Read more...] about News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM
More Unintended Consequences from CA Drone Laws
New proposed CA drone laws may have unintended consequences. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has called upon drone enthusiasts to protest two new proposed CA laws which they say would criminalize popular drone games. At the recent Bay Area Maker Faire - "Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new," say the organizers - drone enthusiasts who had … [Read more...] about More Unintended Consequences from CA Drone Laws
