Drones vs. Government: Who Owns America's Skies?

The Federal Aviation Administration is suing a man for selling footage he captured while piloting his remote control drone in a case that could decide the future of personal and commercial drone use in America.

After Raphael Pirker uploaded his footage of University of Virginia's medical campus to his website, Team Blacksheep, which sells drone parts and produces drone videos, an advertising agency approached him about using it for a commercial. Pirker's operation was then classified as commercial — which the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't look kindly upon — and the FAA sued him for $10,000. Pirker says that Team Blacksheep is the first civilian drone operation to be sued by the government. Read more...