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FAA Says Ad-Bearing YouTube Drone Videos Constitute "Commercial Use"

Posted by timothy on from the biggest-portion-is-the-lion's-share dept.

schwit1 writes If you fly a drone and post footage on YouTube, you could end up with a letter from the Federal Aviation Administration. Earlier this week, the agency sent a legal notice to Jayson Hanes, a Tampa-based drone hobbyist who has been posting drone-shot videos online for roughly the last year. The FAA said that, because there are ads on YouTube, Hanes's flights constituted a commercial use of the technology subject to stricter regulations and enforcement action from the agency. It said that if he did not stop flying 'commercially,' he could be subject to fines or sanctions.

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  1. I can't find the commercial speech section by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can someone point out to me which part of the 1st Amendment it is in?

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    “He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
  2. There Are Ads On Youtube? by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently the FAA isn't browisng with the right browser plugins.

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  3. Mission creep by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 3, Funny

    The FAA's job is to regulate flying objects. it has no business fiddling with advertising. Time to cut its budget until it stays within its statutory boundaries.