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Drones
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TortsProf Blog
Drones and Trespassing
Out of Kentucky comes a case that may help resolve issues surrounding drones and trespass. A hobbyist whose drone was shot out of the sky while recording video over private…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Aerial trespass, privacy violations, and the drone slayer
John David Boggs’s drone was shot down out of the sky last summer when he flew it over another individual’s home. Bogg’s claims that he was flying his drone over…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Homeland Security issues best practices for drone use by government entities
On December 18, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) group, “Unmanned Aircraft systems Privacy, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Working Group,” issued a set of 15 best practices to…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Did You Get a Drone Under the Christmas Tree This Year?
By Anosh Zaghi
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), over one million drones were sold this holiday season.1 That’s a lot of drones. Several of my colleagues have blogged about the use…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Fact sheet issued by FAA on state and local drone laws
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a new fact sheet outlining state and local regulations related to the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (better known as drones). The…
Droning On
FAA Warns State and Local Governments on Impermissible Regulation of UAS
The FAA’s Office of Chief Counsel yesterday released new guidance for state and local government authorities as they increasingly seek to regulate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones. The FAA’s…
Oklahoma Insurance Law
Drones For Christmas? Learn the Laws and Regulations That Apply
Drones, also known as UAV’s (unmanned aerial vehicles), are becoming a public sensation. As their popularity grows and more people own them, legal issues have begun to surface. For instance,…
Global Policy Watch
Looking Forward After the FAA’s Drone Registration Regulation
On December 14, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a significant regulation that requires all owners of small unmanned aircraft systems – between 0.55 and 55 pounds – to register…
Global Media and Communications Watch
FAA Releases Rule on UAS Registration Requirements
By Matt Clark, Lisa Ellman, Patrick Rizzi
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that nearly 800,000 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, will be sold this holiday season, and expects sales of an additional 1.9 million…
Global Media and Communications Watch
The New EU Aviation Strategy: Take-off for the UAS Industry?
In the wake of Germany’s new proposed regulations for commercial and hobbyist UAS (drone) operators, announced last month, the European Commission (EC) earlier this week revealed a broad new strategy…