I agree that without regulation, "approved" commercial drone usage could spiral out of control into the drone-dystopia you suggest. I'm just amused by the the

I agree that without regulation, "approved" commercial drone usage could spiral out of control into the drone-dystopia you suggest. I'm just amused by the the bizarre nature of the current regulation: amateurs regularly flaunt the supposed current guidelines (as they have been for 20+ years) and the FAA turns a blind eye until a single dollar is passed. This kind of psuedo-regulation makes little sense and results in all kinds of hilarious (and equally illegal) workarounds. I once met a commercial drone operator who sold footage for TV by posting it anonymously on random video-upload sites, having the show producers "find" it, and then taking a kickback somewhere else for an "unrelated" job.