Re: ICYMI: FBI looking into LA fiber cuts, Super Bowl

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () mykolab com>]

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On 1/19/2016 4:33 PM, Mario Eirea wrote:

> I'm fairly certain they are most concerned with this specific
> section: "allow unauthorized video coverage of events".  It's not
> surprising they threw a drone into the story, seems to be all
> anyone talks about these days...

While I agree that the broadcast networks are concerned about
unauthorized recording and/or rebroadcasting of the event, there's
also a precedent on a drone crashing during a high-profile sporting
event in the U.S.:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/04/us/us-open-tennis-drone-arrest/index.html

$.02,

- - ferg


> -----Original Message----- From: NANOG
> [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Doug Barton Sent:
> Tuesday, January 19, 2016 3:58 PM To: nanog () nanog org Subject: Re:
> ICYMI: FBI looking into LA fiber cuts, Super Bowl
>
> On 01/19/2016 12:37 PM, Bacon Zombie wrote:
> > Am I the only one who thinks the below line is BS?
> >
> > "...pose a risk of injury to event-goers if an operator loses
> > control."
> >
> > If there is not safeguards in-place for "normal" network issues
> > then we would of heard of injuries before.
>
> I think that line refers to drone operators ...


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