A drone photographer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his aerial images with First Amendment Rights.
Drone photographer Michael Jones has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting First Amendment protection for his aerial images.
Jones argues that the useful “data” and “information” that he provides clients in his aerial photographs qualify as free speech in the digital age and that state licensing boards do not have the authority to censor it. Jones takes aerial photographs of private property in North Carolina with the owners’ permission. He then uses publicly available digital tools to stitch the images together into high-definition maps for clients.Jones follows all safety and privacy laws with his drone photography. However, despite this, North Carolina’s surveying board has tried to crack down on Jones’ aerial business.
Now, it is likely that state regulators will shut the drone photographer’s business down — unless the Supreme Court intervenes in his case. “Taking photos and providing information to willing clients is speech, and it’s fully protected by the First Amendment.”
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