Recent content by erkme73

One thing to factor in the equation is personal enjoyment. If the OP has the intention of using this outside of the work scope - as most of us here exclusively do - then the high up-front cost of getting equipped, certified, and proficient is immaterial. I have my equipment strictly to fly...

What stands out to me is how much of the wording of the NV law is identical to the anti-drone law in FL. That just goes to show how a bad idea spreads like cancer among bureaucrats.

Are people really this effing dense? Before getting to the bottom of the very first page (never mind every other post for the subsequent 7 pages) people are pointing out that the videos are gone/deleted/marked private. Yeah, no ****. Yet the last few posts are restating this like they...

If you can envision a scenario where your camera is capturing private property without flying OVER said property, then you're question is not relevant.

Spoken like someone who didn't even read through the first page of posts. Here's your sign...

No way! Since when? /s

I regularly see videos from California where people with cameras film cops conducting roadside stops from a safe and non-intrusive distance. In no time at all, they are surrounded by cops who demand (illegally) to know who they are and why they are being filmed. Despite such filming being...

I'm glad (and encouraged) that you took the time to read his interpretation. It is clearly not cut and dry. Where I think the law would not pass judicial review is the fact that it is technology specific. That is, capturing images from an unmanned aerial platform is a violation, but a go pro...

It is amazing how two different people can read the exact same wording and come away with two different meanings. I suppose that's why juries in two simliar cases falling under the same statute will find two different ways. If the Florida law is really as black and white as our friend from...

I find it interesting that @N017RW liked that last iLawyer interpretation. So why is it that he 'abhors iLawyers' posting on the web, but happens to like this one? Could it be that he only abhors iLawyers that don't match his particular understanding. There are words to describe such positions.

I fly from my couch!

Sounds like you need a new hobby other than the internet. Have you ever considered that some of those laypersons may actually be lawyers?

So, you're posting legal advice on the internet. A bit ironic, no? Or are you saying we shouldn't discuss legal issues because we're not qualified to do so (without the assistance of a $200/hr consultant)? How about this... You don't like it, move along and don't contribute? Fair?

I was going to address that in my post, but didn't want it to get to long (for the TL;DR crowd). Intent is a very difficult thing to prove in a criminal case, but not in a civil case. Since this statute is only addressing civil actions as remedies, charges will not be brought by a state's...

Just hope that your state doesn't do what Florida has done. Statute 934.50 was amended last year to open drone operators to civil liability if they are caught capturing images of private property without the owners written consent. IOW, you don't even have to be OVER their property. Fly in...