UPDATE: The FAA said Friday it has appealed Thursday’s decision by an NTSB administrative law judge.
A federal judge dismissed a case against a man who was fined $10,000 for operating a drone “in a careless or reckless manner” in 2011. Does this mean news outlets can finally start sending cameras into the skies?
Matt Waite, the founder of the Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska, advises caution.
“I don’t think it’s game on,” he said in an email. “I think there’s legitimate reasons to be cautious, for reasons like safety or the fact that we don’t have a lot of experience doing this as an industry. There are unsettled areas of law still regarding private property or personal privacy that will now come into play.”
Waite, who received a cease-and-desist for operating drones without the proper permitting, also said: “And I do not expect the FAA to just throw their hands up and let it be a free-for-all. Read more
