Agency US Air Force opposed putting some clips shot copter on YouTube

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week sent Jason Haynes, a resident of Tampa in Florida, официальное warning . From a management perspective, Haynes can not upload to YouTube videos, shot with his copter. The control logic is simple: videos on YouTube, you can monetize, allowed to place ads there. If so, the copter flights are a commercial enterprise. Therefore, notwithstanding that the flights are subject to strict regulation by the agency.

The letter stated that the agency received a complaint about the use of unmanned Haynes devices for commercial purposes, and by checking the complaint, agreed with the accusations. Although the competence of the FAA and does not include regulation of fly drones and other flying models that people start as a hobby, the agency constantly insists on the need to distinguish between a hobby and commercial activities.

Undoubtedly, the FAA's position on the issue of what constitutes a "commercial use", at least, controversial. Lawyer specializing in issues UAV Peter Sachs, рассказал on this issue following : «This letter FAA say that a work of art produced within the hobby with the help of the drone, it is a" commercial "retroactively if it suddenly decide to sell, or put on the site, which provides monetization of content. Sale of works of art - the inalienable right of each, and the state can not prevent it ».

Haynes argues that although the videos on YouTube, in principle, can be monetized, he never received payment for advertising from Google. These flights and rollers - just a hobby. And this is the first time the FAA presented a claim to man because of his hobby. Previous issues related to the copter, concerned only business and commercial services offered by the companies.

The representative of the FAA Les Dorr said that such complaints are usually sent to competitors. It is not clear who in this case seemed modest amateur competitor. Dorr also said that perhaps the reason for the complaint became some practice, was captured on video, which are contrary to the requirements for flight safety, put forward by FAA. However, he admitted that at the moment the requirements of flying drones rather confusing. Often regional representative agencies solve problems without consulting with headquarters, resulting in their decisions sometimes contradict конституционным standards .

Since this case was publicized in the FAA responded to him and promised more to deal with who and why this letter was sent.


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Source: geektimes.ru/post/247190/

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