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It's a very broad based law that's both difficult to enforce let alone prosecute. That said, it's still the law so just use common sense. If you intend on flying over and/or filming somebody's property, simply knock on the door and get permission first. Out of all the homes & businesses I've filmed, I've only had one person tell me no. It wouldn't hurt if you typed up something and made a bunch of copies to take with you to have people sign, stating that yes you were given permission by the owner to fly/film their property. Same goes with filming people as well, but 9 times out of 10, you won't be flying close enough to them to make out their identity on camera, so that's not as much a concern. It really helps put peoples mind at ease if they know you're Part 107 certified too. Fly safe and fly responsibly and you'll be fine. Good luck! 
Nice to have another local flyer around!
Nice to have another local flyer around!
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While in many cases, ownership is pretty obvious (house is probably owned by the occupant), in my case it's usually not. I live south of town and fly over a lot of empty farmland filming wildlife mostly. From 400', I might get 20 farm lots in a shot. Any thoughts on that?
I wouldn't worry about it then. Unless you're using that footage to commercially make a profit from it, it's highly unlikely that anyone is going to complain that you're filming their property.
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