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bliti on March 7, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Model aircraft operators free to operate commercia...

I know of several engineering companies who took aerial photos with R/C airplanes. Ranging from project sites, to land surveying, to real estate, etc. Does this ruling stop them from doing what they have been doing since the 1990s?

Qworg on March 7, 2014 | [–]

AFAIK, that always used a loophole - you're not charging for the photos, you're charging for the service of engineering work.

simonk on March 7, 2014 | [–]

Looks like this makes that legal.

tensafefrogs on March 7, 2014 | [–]

Or, you could say that it was never illegal...

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