On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 3:41:05 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:22:38 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:48:37 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

I think there are laws a lot of places about filming in to neighbors
private spaces. I know here your security cameras can not film the
neighbors private areas. Front door is ok, etc.

That might just be a California thing to slow down the paparazzi


I do not know of the backyard if easily seen is a private place, but i bet
most states have such laws. Like filming in locker rooms or public
toilets.

California's voyeurism laws on page 11:

The filming/viewing must be..." the interior of a bedroom, bathroom, changing room,
fitting room, dressing room, or tanning booth, or the interior of any other area in
which the occupant has a reasonable expectation of privacy" or "...under or through
clothing."

http://www.ndaa.org/pdf/voyeurism_statutes_mar_09.pdf

In this document the term 'reasonable expectation of privacy' is used very
frequently. A clear definition of same is hard to find, but it seems to be 'the
interior' of various types of rooms. I could not find 'back yard' mentioned anywhere.
Does a person in their own backyard have a 'reasonable expectation of privacy'? I
think not, but then again, it depends. If my next door neighbor has a window facing
my back yard and can see over my fence, then I can't reasonably expect that I won't
be observed in my back yard.

Likewise, as I have an upstairs window looking over his deck (and hot tub) they
shouldn't 'reasonably expect the privacy' to be bathing nude.


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Ban idiots, not guns!

There's a somewhat understandable feeling that some people have that quads shouldn't be flying over their yards with cameras. And then some folks just have an unreasonable hatred for them, even if they just see one in the air in proximity to them or their property, and want to "shoot them down".

I'm thinking it's a new, cool fad and like most, the fascination will largely fade in time. People buy them and fly them, and most will get bored and leave them in the closet after a while. A few will do some dumb stuff with them, and then get bored. However, those few will probably get a whole new government agency created that will not go away even after the quads do.