{"id":95101,"date":"2016-06-21T17:55:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=95101"},"modified":"2016-06-22T09:13:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T07:13:19","slug":"man-faces-r830000-fine-for-taking-photos-with-his-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/95101-man-faces-r830000-fine-for-taking-photos-with-his-drone","title":{"rendered":"Man faces R830,000 fine for taking photos with his drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mical Caterina, a 55-year old Minnesotan man is currently facing fines of over <strong>$55,000 (R830,000)<\/strong> for flying his aerial-photography drone, reports <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dailysignal.com\/2016\/06\/12\/he-flew-a-drone-to-take-photos-for-a-friend-now-hes-facing-55k-in-government-fines\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Signal<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Caterina is said to have broken 5 FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) laws, all of which he disputes.<\/p>\n<p>The issue arose after Caterina was asked to photograph an event commemorating Cecil, the lion.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that he would have to follow strict regulations for the event he ensured that he was not within 5 miles of an airport, did not fly in a residential zone and would not be flying directly over people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite constant communication with FAA leading up to the event, he received a subpoena 5 months after the event requesting &#8220;all aerial photography and videography uploaded to his personal website, as well as all photos and videos uploaded to social media, and information about his drone&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The case has caused wide spread debate surrounding the usage of drones (commercial or otherwise) on US soil and the grey area surrounding FAA laws in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Caterina has signified his intention to defend himself but as of the time of writing has heard nothing further from the FAA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you feel about the usage of unmanned drones? 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