Administrative/Regulatory
Oct. 16, 2015
Paparazzi lose, hobbyists win on drones
The governor just signed a new drone bill, but vetoed four similar bills. Why? By Scott C. Hall
Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 856, which amends Civil Code Section 1708.8 to define a "physical invasion of privacy" as including knowingly entering "into the airspace above the land" of another person without permission in order to capture images, sounds, or other physical impressions of private activity. The law targets the increasingly aggressive efforts of paparazzi and other "peeping toms" in using drones to capture images of private ...
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