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If taking photos/videos outside (on public property) is legal, then I can survey your property all day long from the streets that surround it. It's very hard t

If taking photos/videos outside (on public property) is legal, then I can survey your property all day long from the streets that surround it. It's very hard to make surveillance illegal without making photography/videography illegal. Try and write out the law, if you think you can.

robdachshund 7y ago
You are 100% correct. As much as I don't want drones with cameras flying over my houses, as long as they are 400ft above my home it's considered public airspace. If this were to be addressed it would come into conflict with the 1st ammendment and possibly the 4th?
fragmede 7y ago
The FAA has wide latitude to regulate our skys, so there must be some gotchas to this hypothetical law that you're thinking of that aren't immediately obvious to me, so I'm curious where my blind spot is. Eg. Video recording is prohibited from any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), except by license from the FAA. Said license would then include a requirement to get permission from the property owner. It's one thing to put up a 9-ft tall fence surrounding your property to prevent passers by from taking photos as there are very few 10-ft tall people. It's another thing if 50-ft tall fences aren't enough.
- DuskStar 7y ago
  > Eg. Video recording is prohibited from any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), except by license from the FAA. Congratulations, you've now banned storing debug information for when one of these drones inevitably crashes. Since I'm sure they'll be using cameras for collision avoidance...
- bufferoverflow 7y ago
  So you just prohibited all video recording from drones, remote controlled planes, helicopters, air balloons. You know they are all used for creative and industrial purposes. No more bridge inspections by cheap drones, only by expensive manned helicopters. No more cool aerial scenes in the indie movies, only the rich can afford to hire a helicopter. No more observation balloons. Etc, etc, etc.

robdachshund 7y ago

You are 100% correct. As much as I don't want drones with cameras flying over my houses, as long as they are 400ft above my home it's considered public airspace. If this were to be addressed it would come into conflict with the 1st ammendment and possibly the 4th?

fragmede 7y ago

The FAA has wide latitude to regulate our skys, so there must be some gotchas to this hypothetical law that you're thinking of that aren't immediately obvious to me, so I'm curious where my blind spot is. Eg. Video recording is prohibited from any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), except by license from the FAA. Said license would then include a requirement to get permission from the property owner. It's one thing to put up a 9-ft tall fence surrounding your property to prevent passers by from taking photos as there are very few 10-ft tall people. It's another thing if 50-ft tall fences aren't enough.

DuskStar 7y ago
> Eg. Video recording is prohibited from any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), except by license from the FAA. Congratulations, you've now banned storing debug information for when one of these drones inevitably crashes. Since I'm sure they'll be using cameras for collision avoidance...
bufferoverflow 7y ago
So you just prohibited all video recording from drones, remote controlled planes, helicopters, air balloons. You know they are all used for creative and industrial purposes. No more bridge inspections by cheap drones, only by expensive manned helicopters. No more cool aerial scenes in the indie movies, only the rich can afford to hire a helicopter. No more observation balloons. Etc, etc, etc.