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Austin Declared a Drone-Free Zone During SXSW

Posted by timothy on Thursday March 12, 2015 @10:17AM from the freak-out-at-the-freak-fest dept.

itwbennett writes Organizers of SXSW said this week that flying of drones is banned for safety reasons. 'The airwaves and/or frequency spectrums generally used in the remote control of drones are too congested during the popular event to ensure operation safe from interference,' they said in a statement. The Austin Police Department will be watching for drones in crowded or public areas and anyone flying one could have it seized, the organizers warned.

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Re:FCC and FAA by Gordo_1 · 2015-03-12 10:45 · Score: 3, Insightful

OK, but are local police allowed to unilaterally enforce FAA regulations without say the FAA being involved (which I don't know, but assume is the case here)?