A BLAWG About Privacy Laws and Drones, Patent Litigation and Patent Appeals

Drones Galore at the 2013 NAB Show -- Will they be grounded soon?

Scores of exhibits at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Show this week in Vegas covering drones. They are less expensive than mounting a camera on a manned helicopter.

Some of the exhibiters were:

Freefly Systems:

http://www.freeflysystems.com/products.php

Flightcopter:

http://www.flightcopter.com/

CenturyHeli:

http://www.centuryheli.com/

More information on this show is available at:

www.nabshow.com

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"Drone Industry Fears Privacy Backlash"

Since January, drone-related legislation has been introduced in more than 30 states, largely in response to privacy concerns. Many of the bills are focused on preventing police from using drones for broad public surveillance, as well as targeting individuals for surveillance without sufficient grounds to believe they were involved in crimes.

From:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/drone-privacy_n_2976785.html

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2012 IED Statistics

According to USAToday, "There were 15,222 incidents involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in 2012. An IED event is a bomb that explodes, one that is found and defused or the discovery of a cache of explosives. "

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/18/ied-casualties-down-afghanistan-2012/1839609/

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Opening Statement of AUVSI's Michael Toscano during Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on UAS, Law Enforcement and Privacy

Opening Statement of AUVSI's Michael Toscano during Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on UAS, Law Enforcement and Privacy

http://www.auvsi.org/AUVSI/AUVSINews/AssociationNews/#JudiciaryHearing

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EPIC Petitions Government to Suspend Drone Surveillance Program

EPIC Petitions Government to Suspend Drone Surveillance Program

http://epic.org/privacy/drones/

EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.

EPIC publishes an award-winning e-mail and online newsletter on civil liberties in the information age - the EPIC Alert. We also publish reports and even books about privacy, open government, free speech, and other important topics related to civil liberties.

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Flying Eyes in the Domestic Skies: Balancing Security With Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Upcoming ABA conference covering UAV's and privacy issues:

https://apps.americanbar.org/aba_timssnet/meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?action=long&primary_id=ST3131&webtextid=66168&Subsystem=MTG&related_prod_flag=0

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Out of sight, out of mind

According to an article published in Popular Science, drones have killed 3,000 people in Pakistan.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-03/casualties-drone-war-infographic

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Me lifting at the 2013 Arnold Sports Festival

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MGM Resorts International Hosts More Than 60 Wounded Warriors in Las Vegas for Veterans Day Weekend

According to the Wall Street Journal's Marketwatch, "MGM Resorts International Hosts More Than 60 Wounded Warriors in Las Vegas for Veterans Day Weekend."

WSJ Marketwatch

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According to Bloomberg, "Google Doesn’t Mind Messing With Texas in Patent Lawsuits"

The courts in the Eastern District of Texas, which includes the Tyler courthouse where Google and United defended themselves, have delivered half the largest U.S. patent verdicts against corporations in history. A quarter of defendants in U.S. patent cases filed in 2011 were sued there.

From:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-12/google-doesn-t-mind-messing-with-texas-in-patent-lawsuits.html

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