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An organization representing news photographers urged California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday to veto legislation that would restrict the use of drones over private property without the owner's consent.
The legislation would make flying a drone less than 350 feet above private property without consent a trespass violation. Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara), author of the bill, has said the measure would prevent camera-equipped drones from peeping into windows or other invasions of privacy.
Additional coverage has been seen in Forbes magazine of the original bill and the significantly different amended bill. Most of the differences include the removal of the provisions that would require the person whose property is being overflown to actually prove that there was some intent to invade their privacy.
The second blog post (on the amended bill) goes into some detail as to Amazon's proposal for a high speed transit zone in the 200ft-400ft range. The Federal Aviation Administration requires any structure that goes above 200 feet to be marked with lights, etc, as an obstruction to aviation.
Is it possible that the removal of the provisions that would require proof of intent will allow for baseless lawsuits, and be the precursor to the outright outlawing of drones in California?
Another thought in this, is this law being driven by the celebrities in their quest to prevent the paparazzi from invading their private lives?
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Snotnose on Sunday September 06 2015, @05:11AM
IMHO, people who fly RC aircraft and helicopters have spent a lot of time and money learning how to fly, and in the process learning how not to be an ass. Drone pilots, on the other hand, plunk down a few hundred bucks, attach a gopro to their new toy, and go to town. IMHO, if your drone is within range of my shotgun, not only do I get to shoot you down with no penalty, if I can figure out who was flying that drone you owe me at minimum the price of the shotgun shell.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 3, Funny) by penguinoid on Sunday September 06 2015, @05:35AM
I actually trained a monkey SWAT team to take out unwanted drones. Unfortunately, they ran off somewhere, probably have been captured and put in cages by now.
RIP Slashdot. Killed by greedy bastards.
(Score: 4, Funny) by VortexCortex on Sunday September 06 2015, @06:21AM
As an avid hunter I think it would be more sporting to go with a bow. Also, I usually eat what I kill, but sometimes I just donate the meat. If you have no use for the drone, please give it to your local hackerspace natives.
We're doing some conservation research to determine the limiting factors of drone populations in order to determine the appropriate hunting season and legal limit of drones. Apparently, we'll have to take it in our own hands to prevent a drastic spike and crash of wetlands and urban nesting drones since neither have natural predators. Preliminary results indicate chimps may help fill the jungle dwelling drone-predator niche -- however, there has been some controversy surrounding arming the apes.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Sunday September 06 2015, @11:36AM
We're doing some conservation research to determine the limiting factors of drone populations in order to determine the appropriate hunting season and legal limit of drones. Apparently, we'll have to take it in our own hands to prevent a drastic spike and crash of wetlands and urban nesting drones since neither have natural predators.
They are a noxious pest. Do not hesitate, eradicate them NOW before they achieve a critical mass. Learn the lesson of Australia and rabbits.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.