Where would I stand with the CAA if I created a FREE promotional video for my local rowing club which are a none profit organisation. Would this be classed as commercial or not ?
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Aiden
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Aiden
commercial = "I got paid"Where would I stand with the CAA if I created a FREE promotional video for my local rowing club which are a none profit organisation. Would this be classed as commercial or not ?
Thanks
Aiden
I know what you meant, just making sure the OP didn't misunderstand.You know what I meant. paid = received something of monetary value from your services.
Not this simple at all.commercial = "I got paid"
non-commercial = "I did it for free"
Assuming you're still in your armchair, what happens if I lose my SD card and a commercial entity finds said card and uses it (without me ever finding out) to sell a house?Not this simple at all.
While I am not an attorney, I occasionally play one from my armchair...
The way I understand it, if anyone connected to the video makes money from it, it is considered a commercial endeavor. Though I may have not charged the realtor for the video, he used it to sell the house, so I am liable.
How did they trace the contents of a "found" SD card to you exactly?Assuming you're still in your armchair, what happens if I lose my SD card and a commercial entity finds said card and uses it (without me ever finding out) to sell a house?
They didn't. There'd be no trace back to me.How did they trace the contents of a "found" SD card to you exactly?
Then you wouldn't be prosecuted.They didn't. There'd be no trace back to me.
Not this simple at all.
While I am not an attorney, I occasionally play one from my armchair...
The way I understand it, if anyone connected to the video makes money from it, it is considered a commercial endeavor. Though I may have not charged the realtor for the video, he used it to sell the house, so I am liable.
Thanks Jeff, I was hoping you'd chime in here.While this understanding is the common belief, legally it will be difficult to enforce. Because there is no legal business relationship between the pilot and the realtor it will be difficult to hold the pilot responsible. In these instances, the realtor, not the pilot may have problems, but the realtor still may prevail since he or she did not fly the drone. It is a particularly gray area.
For instance, if I were to video a piece of property for my friend and give him the video; he tells his realtor about the video; the video appears on a listing; it would be next to impossible to prove that I violated the FAA rules regarding commercial use of drones.
Here is an excerpt from a review of FAA rules. As you can see, the realtor, not the pilot who gives the photo away, is arguably the one in violation.
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Thanks for all the advice. Im new to this and looking to establish an aerial photography company. Until I get my CAA licence I think ill take the risk and create the short film. Either myself or the small rowing club would have to be pretty unlucky to get stopped by the CAA. If the film did get taken down, I can still use it for my promotional showreel when I do get my licence.
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Thanks
Aiden