Sunday, June 28, 2015

Neighbor shoots drone, pays for fix

http://gizmodo.com/this-guys-neighbor-will-pay-for-shooting-down-his-drone-1714496464

"Most of the hexacopter survived the crash intact, but Joe ended up needing to replace about $700 worth of equipment, which he asked McBay to cover, in light of the fact that he’d shot the drone down, and all. McBay said he would split the cost with Joe, but declined to pay the full amount, so Joe took his neighbor to court - and won.
Property owners have legitimate concerns about camera-wielding drones photographing their property, where the law says there’s a reasonable expectation of privacy, but it’s not yet clear what legal recourse you have if your neighbor is using a drone to peep into your bedroom window or just to be nosy about your gardening methods. Legal responses to trespassing vary from state to state, and the courts haven’t agreed yet whether drone flights count as trespassing."

I have no problem with rules that keep me from flying over my neighbors' property.  I'd be happy with rules that require permission before a drone can fly over private property.

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