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So, I was just up at the Sagamore Resort on Lake George, NY for my friend's wedding. I was going to make a short video for him for a wedding present. Being a good samaritan, I announced my intentions to fly the I1 to the management so they knew what I was going to do. Unfortunately I was denied approval to fly.
After 15 minutes of trying to explain that the footage was for a wedding, and that there was no way that I was going to fly anywhere near any persons and that anyone who might be filmed wouldn't even be able to be identified because of the distance I would be, he still gave me the no go. His excuse was that it would be an invasion of privacy. I asked him what the difference was if I was taking pictures or video on my DSLR or phone and people happen to be in the background, or I happen to be on a boat in the water and filming...and his only answer was that it was policy.
I am so sick of people getting all bent out of shape by possibly being filmed by a drone as appose to any other form of media capture. I feel like attaching my phone to a ballon and walking around to see if anyone would flip out.
End of rant
After 15 minutes of trying to explain that the footage was for a wedding, and that there was no way that I was going to fly anywhere near any persons and that anyone who might be filmed wouldn't even be able to be identified because of the distance I would be, he still gave me the no go. His excuse was that it would be an invasion of privacy. I asked him what the difference was if I was taking pictures or video on my DSLR or phone and people happen to be in the background, or I happen to be on a boat in the water and filming...and his only answer was that it was policy.
I am so sick of people getting all bent out of shape by possibly being filmed by a drone as appose to any other form of media capture. I feel like attaching my phone to a ballon and walking around to see if anyone would flip out.
