The Uniform Law Commission is meeting this month to debate and vote on model state legislation concerning drones. In an article for TechCrunch, Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International CEO and President Brian Wynne and Consumer Technology Association CEO Gary Shapiro write the ULC’s current proposal “appropriately balances the rights of property owners with the needs of drone operators to access airspace.” If enacted by state legislatures, courts would be the deciding factor whether a drone has caused “substantial interference” with a property owner’s use of their land. Under the proposal, drone flight for commercial purposes could occur without concerns of lawsuits or complicated airspace restrictions, the report states.
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