I noticed this article in my news feed this morning, it appears that some changes have been made to what defines "invasion of privacy" in California.
Two articles:
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Putting New Restrictions on Drone Flights Over Private Property | Fstoppers
Gov. Jerry Brown approves new limits on paparazzi drones
The articles don't give a lot of details so I looked up the actual bill, which is much more comforting to me as a Phantom pilot.
Bill Text - AB-856 Invasion of privacy.
As I understand this, it is not illegal to fly over private property for the purposes of shooting wide landscape/cityscape shots. It just means you can't point your camera down over someone's wife sunbathing by her pool. How do you guys feel about this?
Two articles:
Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Putting New Restrictions on Drone Flights Over Private Property | Fstoppers
Gov. Jerry Brown approves new limits on paparazzi drones
The articles don't give a lot of details so I looked up the actual bill, which is much more comforting to me as a Phantom pilot.
Bill Text - AB-856 Invasion of privacy.
1708.8.
(a) A person is liable for physical invasion of privacy when the person knowingly enters onto the land or into the airspace above the land of another person without permission or otherwise commits a trespass in order to capture any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of the plaintiff engaging in a private, personal, or familial activity and the invasion occurs in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person.
As I understand this, it is not illegal to fly over private property for the purposes of shooting wide landscape/cityscape shots. It just means you can't point your camera down over someone's wife sunbathing by her pool. How do you guys feel about this?