US private drone video removed by FAA's decision on commercial use

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has sent a "stop letter" to a drone user, asking the Jessen Hanes user to remove the aerial footage he uploaded to YouTube because the government believes the drones are already used for "commercial use" by the video itself. Jessen Hanes has published the FAA letter on the Internet, and the FAA said in a letter that the FAA had received complaints about the video.

The FAA agreed with the complainants that the videos were actually used for "commercial purposes". And Jessen Hanes admits that his YouTube account has been involved in Google AdSense ads, but he says the drone video he uploaded didn't bring him video advertising revenue. It is unclear whether the FAA is paying for this potential "commercial" or simply uploading it to YouTube as a "commercial use". The FAA's move may have been suspected of violating American law's freedom of expression, says an assistant law professor at Riancallo University in Washington.