If this guy, on the sidewalk, had a long pole with a camera on it would it be illegal? In cases like this, I see the drone as a simple extension of self. The te

If this guy, on the sidewalk, had a long pole with a camera on it would it be illegal? In cases like this, I see the drone as a simple extension of self. The technology seems to cloud that fact. Also there are legal concepts of Air Rights and even airspace has its limits (500 feet).