This study finds that current FAA regulations do not permit private drone use for commercial purposes, including journalism. Privacy concerns about the use of drones in journalism may be addressed by existing law that finds reporters can legally record people who are in public or can be easily seen from a public place.

How Current Law Might Apply to Drone Journalism

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Jodie L. Schaffer

Papers

Media Misbehavior and the Wages of Sin: The Constitutionality of Consequential Damages for Publication of Ill-Gotten Information