Drone Journalism – Is it a First Amendment Right?
Drone journalism is here. Is it protected by the first Amendment? Motherboard ran an article titled “The FAA Tells the Media It Can’t Use Drones For Journalism Without Permission“. Here is a short snippet from this piece on drone journalism: “A lawyer with the Federal Aviation Administration is trying to ban news organizations from using drones for news gathering purposes unless they have specific permission from the agency, according to a new legal memo. The memo, titled “Media Use of UAS” suggests that news companies can use drone footage shot…
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